cold frames

Definition of cold framesnext
plural of cold frame

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Noun
  • Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The early-season tournaments or invitationals, such as Clearwater two weeks ago or the gem of this past week, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, are hotbeds for shocking upsets and surprising — and sometimes uncharacteristic — early-season thrillers.
    Molly Keshin, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Visit the greenhouses, check out the community garden, and wander 14 miles of nature trails in this 82-acre natural wonder, open since 1983.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Sharing the property are an organic farm with cold storage, six greenhouses, and a bonus space.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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