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According to the study, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, saw the biggest drop, with some 65% fewer Canadian residents coming home from the East Coast vacation hot spot.
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Today, a Neiman Marcus, Gap and a few other stores are still open, but for the most part, the building has become a hot spot for children’s birthday parties and a place for people to walk pets in the winter.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Si-o-Se Pol also served as a cultural hot spot because of its proximity to Chahār Bāgh avenue.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Today, a Neiman Marcus, Gap and a few other stores are still open, but for the most part, the building has become a hot spot for children’s birthday parties and a place for people to walk pets in the winter.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Si-o-Se Pol also served as a cultural hot spot because of its proximity to Chahār Bāgh avenue.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Swinging London was his playground, full of parties and exhibits and nightclubs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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Knisley has worked with communities where coal ash was used to fill children’s ball fields and seen Tennessee Valley Authority waste piles of the toxic ash piled up behind a public playground, open to the wind.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Bee sound therapy specifically involves listening to or sitting near the hum of an active hive.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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In 1851, Lorenzo Langstroth revolutionized beekeeping with the invention of just such a hive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances).—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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But his hometown of Cite Soleil remains a hotbed for armed attacks.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 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 the center of the case was Gavin Arvizo, a then-15-year-old cancer survivor from Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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An employee has died at the United States Postal Service's metro Atlanta distribution center, officials have confirmed with CBS News Atlanta.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Those titles are a bit different from the romance central to Kennedy's Off-Campus books, which follow the relationships between various hockey players at Briar University.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The debate reflects how sharply the politics of affordability have shifted as the extended closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping corridor central to the world’s oil supply, disrupts global markets.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 May 2026
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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