hot spot

noun

Definition of hot spotnext
as in playground

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Recent Examples of hot spot Today, the buzzing eatery is a hot spot for anyone and everyone in the neighborhood, not just the hotel’s guests. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Your next big adventure begins in the Jackson Hole valley, a summer hot spot full of outdoor fun and handsome scenery where everyone seems to be from somewhere else yet made the decision to plant roots and stay. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 Swift has been spotted plenty of times at this Italian hot spot in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, most recently in May, celebrating Lena Dunham’s 40th birthday. — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot spot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
  1. playground
  2. happy hunting ground
  3. hive
  4. ground zero
  5. hotbed
  6. nerve center
  7. center
  8. central
Noun
  • Google is putting $5 million toward local energy affordability and school weatherization, while Cypress Creek is committing $3 million to local community projects — starting with a brand-new playground for the local school district.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • So is the community’s playground that has a soft rubber surface and overlooks the lake.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 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
  • The semiotics of the badge signal a sort of hive-mind curation, a global book group that has determined that this book, of all the millions of books, is worthy of promotion.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Against the backdrop of a bright-yellow 1890s railway depot that’s now a local history museum, this market is a hive of downtown activity.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of hive
Noun
  • At the time, school board meetings nationwide were ground zero for culture war battles over LGBTQ policies, wearing masks and book bans.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The game was a scapegoat for the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Colorado, ground zero of America’s ongoing nightmare.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of ground zero
Noun
  • It’s been a long while since Washington Avenue was a glamorous hotbed of South Beach dining, clubbing and live music.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • But with the introduction of AI in the last few years and its implications for booking, payments, commissions and customer-management systems it’s made travel a hotbed of competition–fertile ground for modernization and investment.
    — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hotbed
Noun
  • In effect, the system serves as the tournament's digital nerve center, helping FIFA and Lenovo manage the complex logistics of hosting matches simultaneously across countries and cities.
    — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of nerve center
Noun
  • His eventual dismissal in second-half stoppage time was an exercise in rash stupidity, crashing through Spain’s teenage center back Pau Cubarsi.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Nestle the feta in the center of the sheet pan among the tomatoes and gnocchi.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • The meetings took place less than two weeks after twin earthquakes devastated north-central Venezuela, killing thousands and leaving tens of thousands homeless.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Story-wise, the crew is chasing the final Shadowsmith and the World Seed, with Takeo and Carver central to the Kowakujō main quest that unlocks at launch.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of central

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