hot spot

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Recent Examples of hot spot Aiding the fire fight is the Lower Otay Reservoir, providing a barrier between residential areas and providing water, carried by helicopters, to douse hot spots. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 Together the three bodies of water create the Jupiter Inlet, a hot spot for boating activity and the backdrop for a lively Riverwalk that’s dotted with retail shops, waterfront restaurants, and places to hop aboard for a sunset cruise. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 In vacation hot spots where short-term rentals have proliferated, locals have taken aim at tourists for the housing shortage. Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Authorities say one issue is smoldering hot spots that can burn into the root systems of trees and bushes causing fires to linger. Anissa Reyes, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hot spot 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
Noun
  • Spend the morning in nature’s playground, rope swing optional.
    Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Park officials argued the new berm will be safer, descending into open park space and not into a metal fence on one side and an active playground on the other.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Old Trafford has been a happy hunting ground down the years for Manchester City great Vincent Kompany, and his Burnley team made the short journey looking to boost their faint hopes of English Premier League survival.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Over the past decade, France’s top tier has been a happy hunting ground for Premier League scouts, with English clubs spending £1.81billion ($2.34bn) on Ligue 1 players, more than in any other nation.
    Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • These include: Flushing or warmth Chest pain Fast heartbeat Anxiety Breathing problems or tightness in the throat Swelling, rash, hives, or itching Side effects of glatiramer acetate typically go away on their own within 15 to 30 minutes, the FDA said.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • By recording when bees entered and exited their hives, scientists from Penn State University (PSU) discovered that, while most journeys last only a few minutes, a minority of bees can spend up to two hours outside the hive foraging for food, according to a statement from the university last week.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Cicero remains ground zero as the most vulnerable town in Illinois during immigration raids.
    Esteban Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Trump officials have designated Chicago as ground zero for deportations.
    Axios, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.
    John Fund, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
  • However, the event can also become a hotbed of controversy and scrutiny.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Yet the nerve center of wine culture, that magnetic force that draws in newer, younger generations of wine drinkers despite a global downturn in wine sales, marches to an entirely different beat.
    Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Maltz retired from the DEA in 2014 after serving as special agent in charge of its Special Operations Division (SOD), a multi-agency nerve center in Chantilly, Virginia that coordinates U.S. international drug- and crime-fighting efforts.
    Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The sky was clear but dark and, at the center of a substantial metropolitan area, crowded with lights.
    Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Optimist Also in Germantown, The Optimist is very much seafood central.
    Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Flashback: Biden has made revitalizing U.S. manufacturing central to his domestic agenda — and his political identity.
    Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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