cold frames

plural of cold frame

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Noun
  • The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The armed forces are not often seen as hotbeds of creativity.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some growers work around cold weather by keeping veggies in greenhouses, grow tunnels, or cold frames, which offer some frost protection.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Adams County site, with its 120,000 square feet of greenhouses, will join Blooma’s 8 acres and 250,000 square feet of greenhouses across two properties in Arvada.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During this period, Roosevelt also replaced the old conservatories with new executive offices, establishing what became known as the West Wing.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Families shouldn’t miss the island’s two butterfly conservatories, Wings of Mackinac and The Original Butterfly House.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Cold frames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20frames. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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