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Recent Examples of hot spot
Known for its upscale, trendy products and high prices, Erewhon has grown into a tourist destination in Los Angeles and a hot spot for celebrities and influencers.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
From breakfast to after-school to midnight snacks, your refrigerator is a hot spot at certain times of day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Today, a Neiman Marcus, Gap and a few other stores are still open, but for the most part, the building has become a hot spot for children’s birthday parties and a place for people to walk pets in the winter.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
From breakfast to after-school to midnight snacks, your refrigerator is a hot spot at certain times of day.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Today, a Neiman Marcus, Gap and a few other stores are still open, but for the most part, the building has become a hot spot for children’s birthday parties and a place for people to walk pets in the winter.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
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With elevations ranging from 5,500 feet to nearly 13,000 feet, the varied topography of the forest provides a vast playground suited for every season.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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This week, the Gaudreau family helped dedicate a new adaptive playground for children with special needs at Archbishop Damiano School in Westville, New Jersey.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Brighton need three points to stay within touching distance of Bournemouth above them, but Elland Road might not be a happy hunting ground for the visitors.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Gtech Community Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for Chelsea in recent years, having failed to win in any of their last three visits to the ground.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen's waxy abode within the hive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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And the city, that vast, open hive of souls, is the opposite of a soundproofed room, even if everyone is asleep.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Minnesota has become ground zero for the administration’s anti-fraud campaign after investigators identified billions of dollars in potentially fraudulent claims across high-risk Medicaid programs.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Hartford History Center — ground zero for the flooding — also has been restored and more fully opened up to the rest of the library.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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The city has since become a hotbed of new development.—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances).—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Ultimately the interference can lead to flight disruptions and delays as confusion descends on the nerve center of a plane.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Smart Hub is Vivint's nerve center.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Philadelphia declared a heat health emergency for Thursday and Friday, activating cooling centers, home visits by field teams, outreach to people experiencing homelessness and other services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Prosecutors said the defendants were members of the al-Shabab militant group and operated from a cell in Kogi State in north-central Nigeria, about 200 kilometers from the country’s capital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Those titles are a bit different from the romance central to Kennedy's Off-Campus books, which follow the relationships between various hockey players at Briar University.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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