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Recent Examples of hot spot
Fire crews are focused on building and strengthening fire lines by removing vegetation, extinguishing hot spots and strategic burning.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
There’s an occasional outing to a TikTok hot spots for food, drinks and, of course, pilates.
—Alexandra Meier, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Like many park parades, the Starlight processional will be a hot spot for character spotting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
These details keep first responders and community leaders aware of the fire's behavior — and alert them if any growth, new hot spots, or updates critical with fighting the wildfire can be seen.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 16 July 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
There’s an occasional outing to a TikTok hot spots for food, drinks and, of course, pilates.
—Alexandra Meier, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Like many park parades, the Starlight processional will be a hot spot for character spotting.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
These details keep first responders and community leaders aware of the fire's behavior — and alert them if any growth, new hot spots, or updates critical with fighting the wildfire can be seen.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Fed by snowmelt, Medano Creek—called Colorado's Natural beach—flows at the dunes’ base, creating a shallow, inland beach-like playground where visitors can splash, float on tubes, and build sandcastles.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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Or, take the kids over to Caribbean Cay for some playtime at the playground.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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With nearly 50,000 examples made and more than 46,000 of those sold in the United States over four years, the 560 SL offers a happy hunting ground for drivers seeking a classic convertible with the creature comforts of a near-contemporary car.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 May 2025
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Everton’s Goodison Park stadium hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for Manchester City.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Brown said a bite from a lone star tick can trigger an allergic reaction, with symptoms including hives, gastrointestinal distress and potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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The Pasadena Playhouse is fast moving toward artistic director Danny Feldman’s goal of once again making its historic campus a buzzing hive of educational activity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The East African nation, rich in coltan (a mineral vital to tech manufacturing), becomes ground zero for a confrontation between capitalist greed and collective consciousness.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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Los Angeles, a host city for the 2026 World Cup, became ground zero for the clash between a welcoming global sporting event and immigration roundups.—
Minky Worden,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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This small island in the Mediterranean is one of the closest to North Africa and has been a hotbed of conflict, colonization and military maneuvers during the war.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Even the more populated hotbeds like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York/New Jersey are left with very few opportunities for burgeoning pipelines of rising talent.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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This serves as a nerve center for the International Thespian Festival.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Once relegated to cost control, procurement must now become a strategic nerve center.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Set in New Mexico during 2020, the movie centers on the fictional town of Eddington, which turns into a hotbed of bad feelings and controversy when awkward local sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to run for mayor against popular progressive incumbent Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The center will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the release.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 July 2025
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That’s a business that has seen a lot of players come and go, and Regal Ware is applying the lessons of its tenacious history as sets its strategy for the next century and beyond, with its manufacturing prowess central to its plans.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Vera, the buzzy, brilliant and preternaturally observant ten-year-old central to Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic and profoundly relevant new novel, brings a fresh, necessary perspective to our evolving dystopian universe.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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