Definition of seedbed
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:soil or a bed of soil prepared for planting seed
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:a place or source of growth or development
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a social and political environment that would later become a seedbed of the abolition movement
that think tank has served as a seedbed for American conservatism since the Cold War era
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Fifty year later, New Orleans had lost some ground but remained vibrant, the birthplace of jazz, a seedbed for culture and the arts, a key part of the American military efforts in the World Wars.
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The downy seedbeds are spun into yarn and woven into a special fabric for dancers.
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Exhibit A: the gargantuan joke that is Skolkovo, seedbed of a future Silicon Valley of Russia.
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As bleak as Afghanistan’s prospects were, the United States could not afford to walk away and allow the country to become a seedbed for extremists again.
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: an area of soil prepared for planting seeds
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