hot spots

variants also hotspots
plural of hot spot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spots
Noun
  • In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.
    Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship.
    Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Hot spots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spots. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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