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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
Colonial Virginia was a hotbed of conflict over the authority of the Church of England.
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Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
The long-term prospects of the war don’t spell improvement for the hotbed, with a report from Reuters indicating drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Patrolling a ‘hotbed’ of congestion, rage On Sunday afternoons, Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Seibert likes to position his patrol motorcycle along the rocky curves of Idaho 55.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While seniors may flock to popular retirement destinations and affluent neighborhoods, Sapraicone warns the environment could be a potential hotbed for robberies and home burglaries.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
The long-term prospects of the war don’t spell improvement for the hotbed, with a report from Reuters indicating drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Patrolling a ‘hotbed’ of congestion, rage On Sunday afternoons, Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Seibert likes to position his patrol motorcycle along the rocky curves of Idaho 55.
—Rose Evans
updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While seniors may flock to popular retirement destinations and affluent neighborhoods, Sapraicone warns the environment could be a potential hotbed for robberies and home burglaries.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each January, that stillness is interrupted by the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, transforming a quiet alpine town, Davos, into a mecca of power.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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During a remodel in the 1990s, nests were removed from overhangs and the swallows did not return to the mission.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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