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
Visit the greenhouses, check out the community garden, and wander 14 miles of nature trails in this 82-acre natural wonder, open since 1983.
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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
In Idaho, a startup is using server waste heat to support hydroponic greenhouses for year-round food production.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Butterflies take center stage in one of property’s greenhouses, which is filled with hundreds of live butterflies.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Disney maintains on-property greenhouses, where some topiaries were stowed along with its flower towers, decorative stacks of blooms.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Geothermal water warms their homes and greenhouses, provides electricity, melts snow and ice, and heats the island’s outdoor pools, big and small, from underground.
—Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
From the hilly streets of Hollywood Heights to a bustling suburb outside Dallas, greenhouses are a growing feature in North Texas backyards.
—Mary Grace Granados, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
What waits behind the greenhouses and garden beds is a sprawling oasis of elegant indoor-outdoor dining with a secret garden appeal that feels worlds away from the chain restaurants nearby.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
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
In Idaho, a startup is using server waste heat to support hydroponic greenhouses for year-round food production.
—Wangda Zuo, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Butterflies take center stage in one of property’s greenhouses, which is filled with hundreds of live butterflies.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Disney maintains on-property greenhouses, where some topiaries were stowed along with its flower towers, decorative stacks of blooms.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Geothermal water warms their homes and greenhouses, provides electricity, melts snow and ice, and heats the island’s outdoor pools, big and small, from underground.
—Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
From the hilly streets of Hollywood Heights to a bustling suburb outside Dallas, greenhouses are a growing feature in North Texas backyards.
—Mary Grace Granados, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
What waits behind the greenhouses and garden beds is a sprawling oasis of elegant indoor-outdoor dining with a secret garden appeal that feels worlds away from the chain restaurants nearby.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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