hotbeds

noun

plural of hotbed
as in centers
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 That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026 However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds. — Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026 India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbeds
  1. centers
  2. meccas
  3. nurseries
  4. hothouses
  5. seminaries
  6. nests
Noun
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Paired with on-site energy storage, SSTs could turn data centers from blunt-force loads into more flexible participants in the grid.
    — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • Food meccas include Pier 57 (hit Nom Wah for legendary dim sum, or LoLo’s on the Water for the fish fry) and, of course, Chelsea Market (try Miznon’s pita cheeseburger and roasted cauliflower, and Ayada’s mango sticky rice).
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of meccas or meeting places for diehard fans, live sporting events try to position themselves as major cultural moments.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of meccas
Noun
  • Other garden bits Fall plant sales abound Now is the perfect time to procure new plants, as gardens and nurseries across Southern California are hosting plant sales over the coming weeks.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Orange County’s agricultural heritage such as small farms, nurseries, and family growers disappears as development accelerates.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of nurseries
Noun
  • Those girls in the hothouses maintained by fathers and uncles certainly would not spare a single thought for Percherette.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of hothouses
Noun
  • The earnings test applies to thousands of programs at schools ranging from professional certificates to arts programs at elite universities and seminaries.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of seminaries
Noun
  • Each spring, before the tractors roll in, Lundberg teams up with the California Waterfowl Association to search the cover crops for nests and collect any eggs by hand.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Birds are conspicuous then – singing, defending territories, building nests and raising young.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of nests

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