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Recent Examples of hot spot
The Adventure District hot spot features eight indoor sand volleyball courts, plus six outdoor beach volleyball courts, cornhole boards and ping pong tables.
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
There’s no question that Van Nuys is a hot spot for hospices.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
But the drug trade was beginning to spread throughout the area, and eventually Kensington became known as a notorious opioid hot spot, home to crime, rampant homelessness, and the largest open-air drug market on the east coast.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
And yet — as if in defiance of nature — Death Valley is still a hot spot for wildflower blooms, attracting pollinators such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds that might not otherwise visit this corner of the California desert.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
There’s no question that Van Nuys is a hot spot for hospices.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
But the drug trade was beginning to spread throughout the area, and eventually Kensington became known as a notorious opioid hot spot, home to crime, rampant homelessness, and the largest open-air drug market on the east coast.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
And yet — as if in defiance of nature — Death Valley is still a hot spot for wildflower blooms, attracting pollinators such as butterflies, moths, bees and hummingbirds that might not otherwise visit this corner of the California desert.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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Shrieks and laughter punctuated the air as the kids raced around the playground.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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There is a piazza that is also a fountain, and a playground that is also a theater.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 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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The story quickly turns into a survive-the-night horror story as the bloodthirsty Remmick (Jack O'Connell) slowly turns more of the patrons into his hive-mind brethren.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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People can also identify and avoid triggers, reduce stress, and adjust their diet to help ease hive symptoms.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sitting right in the heart of Ocean Drive just steps from the sand, its open-air pool and lively patio are ground zero for that nonstop energy the neighborhood is known for.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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During Denver’s summer of violence in the early 1990s, it was considered ground zero for gang conflict.—
Beverly Kingston,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Milan is now a hotbed of vintage activity.—
Selene Oliva,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It’s made Florida the hotbed for basketball.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the time Kennedy launched his presidential campaign in 1960, Hyannis Port had become the informal nerve center of the family’s political operation.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Minutes south lies a military nerve center for electronic and cyber warfare, missile defense, and the clandestine monitoring of foreign nuclear tests.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Attacks in Plateau State are part of a long-running cycle of violence in north-central Nigeria, where disputes over land and grazing between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farming communities frequently escalate into deadly clashes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Timing of Galati’s killing central to case The lawsuit names Sacramento County, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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