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Recent Examples of hot spot
While about 80% of the land is covered in ice, Greenland is a hot spot for ice fjords, hot springs, outdoor activities, wildlife and museums.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The nation is also becoming a hot spot for design.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
This helps eliminate a common hot spot for many skiers and makes the boot noticeably easier to slide into.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Greenland in particular could be a hot spot for coal, copper, gold, rare-earth elements and zinc, according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The nation is also becoming a hot spot for design.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
This helps eliminate a common hot spot for many skiers and makes the boot noticeably easier to slide into.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Greenland in particular could be a hot spot for coal, copper, gold, rare-earth elements and zinc, according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Plans for the park include a playground, a walking loop, a small pollinator garden and public art.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The two minors were arrested after setting fire to a school playground in Baltimore's Brooklyn neighborhood.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are the worker bees of academia, toiling in labs for years in hopes of one day running their own hive.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each hive operates in temperatures ranging from -4 degrees Farenheit — which may not be enough to brave Michigan’s notoriously frigid winters — to 122 degrees.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 Feb. 2026
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As ground zero, Lockport attracted numerous engineers, speculators, investors, laborers and their families.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The bazaar was ground zero for the protests, which were sparked by the country’s dire economic situation and hyper-inflation.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Indianapolis conferences often draw law enforcement As a popular site for conventions and conferences, downtown Indianapolis in particular can be a hotbed for rumors.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Shasta County has been a hotbed for hard-right governance, election denialism and conspiracy theories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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We’re connected by a massive WhatsApp group, which functions as a nerve center for 50 or so like-minded women.—
Lauren Mechling,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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The team’s high-tech nerve center was already rebranded as the Xfinity Speed Center.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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With Sam Darnold under center, the Seahawks were third in points scored and eighth in yards gained.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Starring frontman JayDee of the trap corridos outfit Herencia de Patrones as an aspiring singer-songwriter in north-central California, the modest enterprise was originally scheduled for release months ago, then delayed till the doldrums of January instead.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Forecasters warned Monday that freezing temperatures are possible overnight into Tuesday across much of north-central Florida and southeast Georgia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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