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bright spot
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbraɪt ˌspɒt/ us /ˈbraɪt ˌspɑːt/
something or someone that is good or makes you feel some hope in a situation that is generally bad or without hope:
Even in this bleak situation there are a few bright spots.
The win was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing set of election results for the party.
Getting to meet Sandy again was the only bright spot in the whole unpleasant business.
Bright spots have been rare this year in the economy.
Over the longer term, some analysts see bright spots in the market.
The young actor's performance was the one bright spot in this terrible film.
Exports have been the one bright spot in the country's recent economic performance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hoping and hopefulness
appealingly
beyond someone's expectations
boosterish
boosterism
cautious
fancy
hopeful
hopefully
hopefulness
ill
it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
la-la land
over-optimistic
over-optimistically
pin your hopes on something/someoneidiom
pious
pipe dream
please Godidiom
positively
wing
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