cold frames

Definition of cold framesnext
plural of cold frame

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Noun
  • Some scientific disciplines have become hotbeds for slop.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The second decade of the 20th century had seen San Diego become one of the world’s hotbeds for innovation and development in the nascent field of manned flight.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In agriculture, the material could be used in smart greenhouses to regulate sunlight and stabilize internal temperatures without consuming energy.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • In the others, researchers cranked up the heat in greenhouses, approximating the effects of global warming.
    Drew Kann, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Still, the study’s findings challenge the emphasis on early signs of high performance that elite schools, conservatories and youth sport academies often look for when recruiting talent.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The resulting 6,000-square-foot structure, which evokes images of conservatories and greenhouses one of the owners found online, has a distinctly old-world sensibility.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Cold frames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20frames. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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