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Recent Examples of hot spot
Take the quiz here … TOURIST TERROR – US embassy in hot spot issues assault warning for women renting jet skis.
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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The sea is also a hot spot for birds migrating between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The beaches here are known as a hot spot for shark teeth; visit during low tide to find them.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The sea is also a hot spot for birds migrating between Europe, Asia, and Africa.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
The beaches here are known as a hot spot for shark teeth; visit during low tide to find them.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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The missile actually struck a children's playground and family restaurant in President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The attack came just over a week after Russia struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, in what was the deadliest strike against children since the war began in an attack near a playground that killed 19 people, including nine children.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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While those conditions rendered much of the land a not-very-happy hunting ground, the temnospondyls’ generalist approach served them well.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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Patience will be rewarded, and Europe is a happy hunting ground, as most examples never left the Continent.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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According to Hubbard, each individual hive is estimated to cost around $250 to replace.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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There are no native bees in North America that live in a hive or produce honey.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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Latin America, with its high levels of stablecoin adoption, solid talent base and crypto-friendly macro conditions has proven to be ground zero for these solutions.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Mediterranean-style digs that served as ground zero for the long-running E! series Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which turned the Kardashian-Jenner clan into reality stars, has just hit the market for $13.5 million, The New York Times reported.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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Columbia University, which became a hotbed of protests over the Israel-Hamas war last year, capitulated to a similar list of demands from the Trump administration and ousted its interim president in late March.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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University poses first big obstacle in administration’s push for change For the Trump administration, Harvard presents the first major hurdle in its attempt to force change at universities that Republicans say have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 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
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The difference between a place in the third and second tiers is worth in the region of £8m, once both the EFL central and Premier League solidarity payments are taken into account.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Both factors can turn them into germ-central under the right conditions.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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