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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Examples of hotbed in a Sentence
a hotbed of political unrest
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
Recent Examples of hotbed from the Web
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VR on Macs probably won’t be a hotbed of innovation for now based on what Apple has announced.
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Dutchess County is a patchwork of forests, rolling farmland and thick residential developments that has long been a hotbed of Lyme disease.
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The canal was a hotbed for social experimentation The canal was as effective at transporting new ideas as people and goods.
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The canal was a hotbed for social experimentation The canal was as effective at transporting new ideas as people and goods.
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The 76ers have never really been a hotbed free-agent destination.
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That DiBernardo and Short are doing well is evidence that the Naperville area is a soccer hotbed.
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Fittingly, San Diego has been a hotbed for interest.
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Hatteras Island's shifty, sandy shoreline—is often considered the pinnacle for fishing in the Outer Banks, and a hotbed for surfing and shelling, too.
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First Known Use of hotbed
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HOTBED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hotbed for English Language Learners
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: a place where something grows or develops easily : a place where something happens very commonly
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