hot spot

noun

Definition of hot spotnext
as in playground

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Recent Examples of hot spot Picturesque views of the surrounding Casco Bay are abundant, and its consistently excellent food scene has made the city a culinary hot spot for the ages. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 7 Sep. 2026 Continue reading … HOLIDAY HAZARD — Travelers warned of drink-spiking robberies and kidnappings at vacation hot spot. — FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Additionally, Uma Thurman, who is returning to the series as Charley, was spotted in the tourist hot spot shooting Tuesday. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 And in San José, the state’s hot spot of data center development, residents flooded a recent public hearing to call for a moratorium while the city updates its data center standards. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot spot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spot
  1. playground
  2. happy hunting ground
  3. hive
  4. ground zero
  5. hotbed
  6. nerve center
  7. center
  8. central
Noun
  • When Jonathan Coop was a child growing up in northern New Mexico, the Jemez Mountains were a playground of towering volcanic cliffs and expansive conifer forests.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Some Shenandoah residents have launched a petition calling for a safety review and changes to the playground.
    — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of playground
Noun
  • Brighton need three points to stay within touching distance of Bournemouth above them, but Elland Road might not be a happy hunting ground for the visitors.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The Gtech Community Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for Chelsea in recent years, having failed to win in any of their last three visits to the ground.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of happy hunting ground
Noun
  • Kensington Market, a predominantly Jewish district in the early 20th century, is now a hive of independent shops, cafes and restaurants.
    — Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure.
    — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of hive
Noun
  • The operation may now be down to 36 spots and deep dish may not be the preferred style of locals who like to be contrarian, but the Pizzeria Uno on Ohio Street remains ground zero for a Chicago cultural phenomenon.
    — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In Europe, multiethnic capitals are pilloried by the far right as demographic time bombs, ground zero for invasions of unwanted foreigners.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground zero
Noun
  • Mere days after the fire, Jalapeños in midtown (yes, really) stepped in to fill the void, with the long-running taqueria suddenly finding itself a hotbed for upstart local artists on its arboreal 21st Street patio.
    — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past few years, Dallas has been transformed into a hotbed for the financial services sector, with pledges for massive offices and headcounts coming from firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of hotbed
Noun
  • On Freya, the bridge becomes the nerve center of the small expedition team.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Davis came of age at a time when the political nerve center of Broward was the creaky old county courthouse on the banks of the New River.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of nerve center
Noun
  • For years, hospitals have been buying and building outpatient centers, and then funneling more care to them.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An institution built explicitly to neutralize biological catastrophes is now at the center of one.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • That responsibility makes trial and error central to his work with Berger.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Casar told reporters the city has seen an ICE surge come to Austin, particularly in north-central Austin, where Sunday’s shooting occurred.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of central

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“Hot spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20spot. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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