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Recent Examples of hot spot
Located within the storied Art Deco walls of the former Larrabee Sound Studios, where Prince and Cher once recorded, Mic Drop is a new West Hollywood hot spot for the karaoke junkie.
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Air Mail, 2 May 2026
But leading up to The Devil Wears Prada 2 (now in theaters), production designer Jess Gonchor knew the set pieces seen in the iconic 2006 blockbuster needed an aesthetic facelift—from the Runway magazine offices to our heroine’s apartment to the climactic overseas hot spot.
—Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
And so Sublime was born in 2014 as a boutique hotel with just 14 rooms, eventually turning into a five-star mainstay that took Comporta from an under-the-radar destination to a tony Portuguese hot spot for the international jet-set.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Carbone, the Italian hot spot mentioned by both Gasly and Pérez, will see the return of its famed Amex x Carbone Beach.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Air Mail, 2 May 2026
But leading up to The Devil Wears Prada 2 (now in theaters), production designer Jess Gonchor knew the set pieces seen in the iconic 2006 blockbuster needed an aesthetic facelift—from the Runway magazine offices to our heroine’s apartment to the climactic overseas hot spot.
—Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
And so Sublime was born in 2014 as a boutique hotel with just 14 rooms, eventually turning into a five-star mainstay that took Comporta from an under-the-radar destination to a tony Portuguese hot spot for the international jet-set.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Carbone, the Italian hot spot mentioned by both Gasly and Pérez, will see the return of its famed Amex x Carbone Beach.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Kids can burn off energy at the adjacent playground and skate park.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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Growing up in the Sixties, the place was like one big playground.—
Gabrielle Glancy,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Some referees prefer to stay away from certain teams or venues, too, even if that is down to a superstitious feeling that a stadium is not a happy hunting ground.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 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
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Located on the South Lawn, the new hive is designed as a miniature White House and houses two bee colonies.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The new hive is expected to generate an additional 30 pounds of honey per year, according to the White House.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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This area was ground zero for funneling OxyContin and its generic equivalent, oxycodone, to virtually every state east of the Mississippi.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Marwa Yazbek is from Dihariya, a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, which was ground zero for Israeli strikes when the war broke out.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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More recently, nearby Shasta County has become a hotbed of election denialism and MAGA politics, with its Board of Supervisors voting in 2023 to end the use of Dominion Voting Systems machines in favor of pursuing a hand-counting system.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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At that time, around 200 public hospitals, along with federally qualified health centers, were eligible for 340B pricing.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The Guyaki attack occurred on the same day that gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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But both make Arsenal a more attacking threat, with Eze’s creativity and individualism central.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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