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Recent Examples of hot spot
Kendell Myles was apprehended in the French Quarter, a tourist hot spot less than 3 miles from the Orleans Justice Center, the Louisiana State Police said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Crews will check the fire periodically today to ensure there are no hot spots.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
That includes both inland cities in California and out-of-state hot spots.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile (1.4 kilometers) underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle and into the crust.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Crews will check the fire periodically today to ensure there are no hot spots.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
That includes both inland cities in California and out-of-state hot spots.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile (1.4 kilometers) underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle and into the crust.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
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The director Doris Wishman was a renegade: a woman who made lurid exploitation films at a time when American underground cinema was a man’s playground.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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In reality, tennis fashion is a playground for self-expression showcasing different colors, cuts, and tailoring, evident in how Broomfield’s boyfriend Frances Tiafoe dresses.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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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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While the Beehive Cluster is visible to the naked eye under dark skies, a pair of 10x50 binoculars will bring out the majesty of the 1,000-strong 'hive' of stars.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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At the melipona bee sanctuary, visitors can harvest and taste honey directly from the hives.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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This offseason is like another reset, a return to ground zero.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Network media like The Washington Post and CBS News have found themselves at ground zero of Trump's firestorm, but on opposing sides.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The city is a hotbed of culture, ripe for exploration by art, music, and fashion lovers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
16 May 2025
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Now, it’s grown into a hotbed of unprecedented cordyceps activity.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 May 2025
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The nerve center On a recent weekday morning inside the 1.7 million-square-foot Boca Raton Innovation Campus, or BRiC, system engineer and remote control operator Andy Alvarez was stationed at an arcade game-like setup that can control the West Palm Beach shuttle.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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No ugly speakers or tell-tale wires—and all the controls panels are discreetly stowed away in little ‘nerve center’ closets on each deck.—
Katia Damborsky,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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While most campaigns historically focused on physical infrastructure, many now include less visible priorities: legal clinics, policy centers, and public interest litigation units.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The hurricane center had also begun using a new forecast map, which highlighted in red the risk of flooding posed to the area.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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As the World Cup approaches, with Vancouver central to the country’s role in hosting it, the Whitecaps are mirroring Canada’s national team in more ways than one.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Progressives want Democrats to do more to make the detention of Khalil central in their battle against the Trump administration, seeing it as touching on their key values to appeal to voters lost in the last election.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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