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Recent Examples of hot spot
The Arts District is also a hot spot for the performing arts, focusing on small, local productions that are vastly different from, but could rival, many of the shows on the Strip.
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Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
An emerging neighborhood hot spot Because of the limitations around MEHKO, skyrocketing sales isn’t the goal for Granada.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Then, as the sun sets, the ship's lounges and bars become a hot spot for entertainment.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Valley Plaza in North Hollywood, once touted as the largest shopping center on the West Coast, had been abandoned for nearly a decade, becoming a hot spot for fires and criminal activity, before it was demolished last year.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
An emerging neighborhood hot spot Because of the limitations around MEHKO, skyrocketing sales isn’t the goal for Granada.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Then, as the sun sets, the ship's lounges and bars become a hot spot for entertainment.
—Megan Dubois, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Valley Plaza in North Hollywood, once touted as the largest shopping center on the West Coast, had been abandoned for nearly a decade, becoming a hot spot for fires and criminal activity, before it was demolished last year.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Children had an actual playground, with swings and monkey bars to climb.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Look at him carrying his baby to the park, to the market, to the playground; tying a bonnet to her head; slathering her plump pink arms with organic sunblock.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Next to Alamo's dove, others drew people embracing, bees flying towards their hive, neighbors tending to a garden.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Congress is a hive of low-character performance, full of individuals who have supplanted their responsibilities to the Constitution and the public interest with flagrant careerism.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the 2 World Trade Center announcement represents a big step, physically and symbolically, in fulfilling a pledge of renewal at ground zero.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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But the 2 World Trade Center announcement represents a big step, physically and symbolically, in fulfilling a pledge of renewal at ground zero.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Paradise Bay, in Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula, is a hotbed of exciting new five-star openings.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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With some of the young players emerging, perhaps that can change in the coming years, even if Norway never has as many stars as other hockey hotbeds.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Inside the modest outbuilding near the Grain Belt town of Biggar, Saskatchewan, was the nerve center of his tidy farm.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
12 Feb. 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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Based on similar moral panics among Democratic politicos proposing bans on new data center development from Oregon to Georgia, the Left seems ready to unite to oppose AI because of its extraordinary potential for economic productivity.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ryan said Thursday that the man had been wearing orange booties issued by the county holding center, rather than proper shoes suitable for winter weather.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Others have theorized that Heathcliff is Black, pointing to Liverpool’s history as a port city central to Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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This hip spot known for live music and dancing will transform into Super Bowl central.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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