hotspot
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈhɑtˌspɑt/
- Literature
:
foco de conflicto
- Experts are warning that the area has become a major hotspot for protests and demonstrations.
- conflict hotspot
It remains unclear, though, whether they targeted hotspots of resentment and potential uprisings, or just stole and murdered whatever they encountered.
- It remains unclear, though, whether they targeted hotspots of resentment and potential uprisings, or just stole and murdered whatever they encountered.
Examples
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More than 80% of the patients in this study were assisted in metropolises designated as MDR TB hotspots.
Academic text (2012) -
But finally, in September, we were allowed to enter Moria, the hotspot on Lesbos.
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Specific reference is made to current conflict hotspots in Africa, where the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons are most severe.
Academic text (2009) -
We shoulder responsibility jointly in the hotspots of today's world, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, Mali, the Balkans.
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Drug-resistant TB trends in Argentina are driven by the spread of a few strains in hotspots where the rate of HIV infection is high.
Academic text (2012) -
Significant intraregional patterns also existed, with Richmond and Carteret counties highlighted as prescription opioid mortality hotspots.
Academic text (2018) -
The protests in the city turned violent, highlighting it as a potential hotspot for political unrest.
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Due to ongoing tensions, the region has been labeled a hotspot for conflict and civil disturbance.
Synonyms
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6.5
A place where things like crime or bad ideas grow and spread quickly
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5.6
A place where political unrest may lead to violence
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7.5
A situation where trouble or violence can start suddenly
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3.7
A place where problems or fighting happen often
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8.3
A place or situation likely to become suddenly violent because of tensions
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7.7
A time when a situation can suddenly become violent or very dangerous
A situation likely to suddenly become violent or start a fight
Antonyms
How Volatile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hotspot mixes hot ('dangerous' or 'active') and spot ('place'), giving the picture of a place 'heating up' with trouble. That's why news and officials call areas likely to have unrest or violence hotspots.