as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Recent Examples of hotbed
Escondido was not remotely a hotbed for the music Cavassa loved.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Mesa has become a hotbed for data center development and has one of the largest footprints in metro Phoenix.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
From the late nineteenth century, the Midwest was a hotbed of bowling culture, with Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at its historic and modern center—for a few reasons.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
The fictional Westside Hospital is a hotbed of conflicting romantic entanglements, along with infectious diseases.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Mesa has become a hotbed for data center development and has one of the largest footprints in metro Phoenix.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
From the late nineteenth century, the Midwest was a hotbed of bowling culture, with Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at its historic and modern center—for a few reasons.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
The fictional Westside Hospital is a hotbed of conflicting romantic entanglements, along with infectious diseases.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
Noun
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Schiff and Levin chose a TrueCare health center on Mesa Drive in Oceanside to deliver their message.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The remaining contestants are placed in the center of a grid of 16 rooms, and asked to find the exit within 15 rounds.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Adapted from Lawrence Osborne’s novel, the film finds Lord Doyle adrift in the Eastern gambling mecca of Macau as his past and debts catch up with him.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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His Austin comedy club, Comedy Mothership, has been touted as a free speech mecca where comics don’t have to worry about cancel culture.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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The winner heads into another hornet’s nest against the Toronto Blue Jays in an AL Division Series on Saturday.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since the pork cooks in its own juices, be sure to drain any excess liquid from your meat before adding to your nest of tortilla chips so as not to compromise crunch.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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