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Recent Examples of hot spot
Firefighters were working to put out hot spots as late as 9 a.m. Monday, CBS affiliate WREG reported.
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
In the speech, read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of liturgical ceremonies, Francis appealed for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as Congo and Myanmar and in other hot spots.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Are there seaweed hot spots in Miami? While Florida might see blooms of seaweed this season, that doesn’t mean all beaches will be full of it through October.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
In the speech, read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, master of liturgical ceremonies, Francis appealed for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as Congo and Myanmar and in other hot spots.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025
Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Are there seaweed hot spots in Miami? While Florida might see blooms of seaweed this season, that doesn’t mean all beaches will be full of it through October.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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The park includes the four pickleball courts, a basketball court, a picnic pavilion and a playground.—
River Valley Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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The park has a 1,200-feet wide sandy beach, picnic facilities and a playground.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 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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Although the Play-In Tournament has not been a happy hunting ground for the Warriors, which hold an 0-3 record in the event, Golden State enters Tuesday’s game having gone 3-1 against Memphis this season.—
The Athletic NBA Daily,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If anyone encounters a hive, Kaiser recommends contacting a beekeeper to safely relocate the bees.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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For 30 years, Hal’s Bar and Grill was ground zero for a burgeoning Venice scene on the street that in 1990 was renamed from West Washington to Abbot Kinney Boulevard.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The reporters quickly figured out that ground zero for RainbowEx was the work force at Papel Prensa, a paper factory and the country’s largest newsprint supplier.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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And speaking of Maryland, an entire episode will be devoted to uncovering how the state became a hotbed of lacrosse.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Under this model, leading U.S. research universities both supported existing industries and became hotbeds of entrepreneurship themselves.—
L. RAFAEL REIF,
Foreign Affairs,
6 May 2025
Noun
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This is a party that represents the nerve center of American capitalism, ideological production, and imperial power.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Context The CIA headquarters, commonly known as Langley, hosts thousands of employees and serves as the nerve center of the agency's operations.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Installing new modern hardware and software for all air traffic facilities to create a common platform system throughout towers, TRACONs and centers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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As the climate heats up, soils dry up, more people move to coastal urban centers, and more water is used for industrial and agricultural purposes, desalination will only become more important.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The residence is integrated into its landscape, with a horizontal central from which two wings of the house emerge—one side for bedrooms and bathrooms and the other for entertaining with the living room and dining room.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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The immediate onset of conflict over Kashmir in 1947-48 with a militarily and politically stronger India made the military central to the state's survival and placed it above civilian scrutiny.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2011
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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