cold frames

noun

plural of cold frame
as in hotbeds

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  1. hotbeds
  2. greenhouses
  3. conservatories
Noun
  • That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.
    — Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of hotbeds
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  • Corporate and home licensed growers may grow in greenhouses, but Preston is hoping regulators would expand that to include outdoor growing at home.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In its 210 acres of glass hydroponic greenhouses, Dava produces 135 tons per day of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, and herbs.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of greenhouses
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  • The Badajoz court found that the position awarded to Sánchez, overseeing the province’s music conservatories, was created without any genuine administrative need and responded instead to ‌his personal interests.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Thanks to this mild microclimate, Lake Garda became the most northerly place in Europe to commercially produce lemons in the 18th century, with conservatories still in use on the western shore in towns like Limone sul Garda.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of conservatories
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“Cold frames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20frames. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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