Thesaurus results for HOT SPOT

hot spot

noun

Definition of hot spot

as in playground

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Recent Examples of hot spot Local authorities are trying to capitalize on The Odyssey buzz to turn the tiny Mediterranean island into a tourist hot spot. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026 Monday’s return includes Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourist hot spot along the Atlantic coast, and Le Porge, the municipality hardest hit by the fire, where 183 homes were destroyed. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Authorities kept the affluent, forested Cap Ferret peninsula mostly empty because a nearby hot spot could flare again, threatening its limited road access and trapping residents and tourists. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 Leaders at Pima County’s Council on Aging have noted the area is a hot spot for older retirees. — Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot spot

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Noun

Twin earthquakes in June shattered Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, transforming a Caribbean playground into a landscape of ruin and grief.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The developer modified its fencing proposal after concerns that apartments would be visible from the school’s playground.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of playground

Noun

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
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

Definition of happy hunting ground

Noun

Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hive

Noun

The Food and Drug Administration called out iceberg lettuce processed at a Taylor Farms facility in central Mexico as the likely ground zero for the waterborne parasite's recent spread.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
The public spotlight on what happened may have grown less intense, but the attention will again be turned to ground zero as people gather to read names and remember.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of ground zero

Noun

Davis came of age at a time when the political nerve center of Broward was the creaky old county courthouse on the banks of the New River.

— Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
This is Rio’s Integrated Command and Control Center, or CICC, the state security forces’ technological nerve center.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of nerve center

Noun

Balancing functionality with the brand’s house codes, the bag features two spacious compartments and a zippered one in the center.

— Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Sunday marked the grand opening of the center's Community Baby Closet, which offers resources such as diapers, wipes, newborn clothing, baby gear and postpartum supplies.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

Some of the areas include the combat information center, message center (radio central), forward main engine room, boiler room, aircraft elevator machinery room, arresting gear engine room and more.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC that the central should begin raising rates, a move that could start as early as September with the central bank's next meeting.

— Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of central

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