bright spot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bright spot
First recorded in 1765–70
Example Sentences
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The crater appeared as a "large bright spot circled by a dark halo" by the LRO probe, which has been studying the Moon since 2009.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Higher returns on cash are a bright spot with a rate hike.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Rosenbaum praised the ruling, which came on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, as a bright spot on a sad day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The only bright spot is a stock market bubble largely due to speculation in artificial intelligence, but that’s precarious and largely irrelevant to ordinary people.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
His gorgeous pink rag of a suit made a bright spot of color against the white steps and I thought of the night when I first came to his ancestral home three months before.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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