as in conservatories
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them
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Recent Examples of greenhouses
Although calathea is native to the tropics and thrives in high-humidity conditions, greenhouses typically get too hot for this plant.
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Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
With business humming along and 11 greenhouses up and running, Sue and Mark are moving beyond vegetables and strawberries to other fruit.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Vegetables are grown in the North pole and other Arctic regions in greenhouses.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2025
Exposure to the Freezing Cold Poinsettias are delicate, tropical plants grown in greenhouses, their vibrant colors timed to arrive just in time for the holidays.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
The deep integration enables Agroz to deploy modular robotic solutions across various settings — from vertical farms and smart greenhouses to hybrid facilities — in the high-growth markets of Southeast Asia.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Donors purchased the greenhouses for $14 million and donated them to Palestinian farmers, but the initiative led nowhere.
—Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 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
Farmers heat greenhouses and dry crops; aquaculture facilities maintain optimal water temperatures; industrial operations use the heat to dehydrate food, cure concrete or other energy-intensive processes.
—Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
With business humming along and 11 greenhouses up and running, Sue and Mark are moving beyond vegetables and strawberries to other fruit.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Vegetables are grown in the North pole and other Arctic regions in greenhouses.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2025
Exposure to the Freezing Cold Poinsettias are delicate, tropical plants grown in greenhouses, their vibrant colors timed to arrive just in time for the holidays.
—Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
The deep integration enables Agroz to deploy modular robotic solutions across various settings — from vertical farms and smart greenhouses to hybrid facilities — in the high-growth markets of Southeast Asia.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Donors purchased the greenhouses for $14 million and donated them to Palestinian farmers, but the initiative led nowhere.
—Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 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
Farmers heat greenhouses and dry crops; aquaculture facilities maintain optimal water temperatures; industrial operations use the heat to dehydrate food, cure concrete or other energy-intensive processes.
—Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenhouses
conservatories
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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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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
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“Greenhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenhouses. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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