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
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
As a hotbed of resistance against its British colonizers, Bengal’s freedom struggle was fought as much with ideas as with weapons.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Seehorn joined the project after seeing it at Denver’s SeriesFest, which is fast becoming a hotbed on the indie scene.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Since the 1920s, the tiny town in the northeast corner of the state has been a hotbed for overnight camps, with its favorable location along the banks of the Little River atop Lookout Mountain.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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hotbed
noun
hot·bed
ˈhät-ˌbed 
1
: a heated bed of soil enclosed in glass and used for growing seedlings
2
: an environment that favors rapid growth or development
a hotbed of innovation
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