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
Seedlings started outdoors or in unheated greenhouses may not need to be hardened off, but seeds started indoors or in warm greenhouses usually benefit from this process.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
For light and warmth, much of the basement is wrapped in twin-wall polycarbonate panels, which are commonly used in greenhouses and can create significant heat on sunny winter days.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
But inside their greenhouses, there’s hope.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Major highways are being salted, garden stores are building temporary greenhouses and pantries are getting stocked.
—Mel Fronczek, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Tillery team uses heavy plastic sheets over steel carport frames to create temporary greenhouses to protect the nursery's succulents and cacti.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Trees that regularly collect snow and happen to be located above roofs, sheds, greenhouses, or other property that could be damaged from falling branches, consider light pruning in spring to prepare trees for winter.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
For light and warmth, much of the basement is wrapped in twin-wall polycarbonate panels, which are commonly used in greenhouses and can create significant heat on sunny winter days.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
But inside their greenhouses, there’s hope.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Major highways are being salted, garden stores are building temporary greenhouses and pantries are getting stocked.
—Mel Fronczek, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Tillery team uses heavy plastic sheets over steel carport frames to create temporary greenhouses to protect the nursery's succulents and cacti.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Trees that regularly collect snow and happen to be located above roofs, sheds, greenhouses, or other property that could be damaged from falling branches, consider light pruning in spring to prepare trees for winter.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenhouses
conservatories
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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
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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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“Greenhouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenhouses. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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