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a place or environment that favors the development of something
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Recent Examples of hotbeds
Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
—Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Those places aren’t exactly hotbeds for future big leaguers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
—Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Though separated by roughly 2,200 miles (3,547 kilometers) and an international border, the two newest markets meet various league expansion criteria, including being hotbeds for female hockey development.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 May 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Those places aren’t exactly hotbeds for future big leaguers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbeds
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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The paper notes that police sent officers to schools and nurseries where the artist’s children may have been in attendance.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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Look for this gardening gem at nurseries, home-and-garden centers, and big-box stores.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Southwestern Seminary continues to be one of the largest and best resourced seminaries among the 280 seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, Dockery said in his letter.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The birds use calls and behaviors that help direct people toward wild bees’ nests, while humans respond with their own vocal signals during the search.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Grab your garden hose and flood the ants out of their nests.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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