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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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Immigrant families are expected to benefit from $5 million more for student centers — increased by $1 million since last week.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Meanwhile, overnight lows are forecast to drop only into the 70s, with urban centers along the East Coast struggling to drop below 80 degrees at night, the National Weather Service said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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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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This is largely because many states in the West are having their warmest winter on record, with ski areas in Colorado and other typical skiing meccas in that region starved for snow.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bare root blueberries, figs, grapes and pomegranates are already available in local nurseries.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Bulbs are readily available from specialty nurseries and wildflower suppliers, but pay attention to the species, as the western native, Camassia quamash, is also commonly sold.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Nov. 2025
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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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Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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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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Orthodox schools, a figure that does not include haredi Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshivot and seminaries not included in government data.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Dakar captured stunning images of the magnificent birds in flight, tending their enormous nests atop buildings and chimneys, as well as the titular bird, Silyan, as the bird was cared for by Nikola.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Dec. 2025
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Other methods to keep unwanted birds out of crops include scarecrows, sprays, nests, and noise makers.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
27 Nov. 2025
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