hotbed

noun

hot·bed | \ ˈhät-ˌbed

Definition of hotbed

1 : a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings

2 : an environment that favors rapid growth or development a hotbed of activity

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a hotbed of political unrest prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British

Recent Examples on the Web The Central Valley, long a conservative bastion, was a hotbed of anti-Newsom sentiment when activists set out to qualify the recall. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021 The incident happened on U.S. Route 59 near Laredo, a town in southern Texas near the border of Mexico and known for being a hotbed of human smuggling activity. — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 20 July 2021 Port Arthur was a musical hotbed, so Joplin and her gang of burgeoning beatnik cohorts didn't have to go far for a live music fix. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021 But Texas A&M is nearly 20 miles closer to Dallas than Oklahoma and Texas, and way closer to another recruiting hotbed in Houston. — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2021 The State Department has been a particular hotbed of discontent, especially in recent months, as Vienna has become the latest center of reports of symptoms. — New York Times, 8 Aug. 2021 From 2004 to 2009, Seweri had worked as an interpreter for the U.S. Army in Helmand province, a hotbed of the Taliban and opium production. — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 6 Aug. 2021 Over the last year, the Fairfax school system has become a notorious hotbed for many of the progressive developments taking root in public K-12 education across the country. — Nr Staff, National Review, 5 Aug. 2021 Despite hailing from a hotbed of political opposition, Benja’s family members were royalists. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021

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