as in center
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 hotbed
Those places aren’t exactly hotbeds for future big leaguers.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Lustenberger grew up two hours away in Invermere, a hotbed of British Columbia’s ski culture.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Some scientific disciplines have become hotbeds for slop.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Naples has become a hotbed of luxury real estate in the Sunshine State.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Lustenberger grew up two hours away in Invermere, a hotbed of British Columbia’s ski culture.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Some scientific disciplines have become hotbeds for slop.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Naples has become a hotbed of luxury real estate in the Sunshine State.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
Noun
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About 80 warming centers were opened across the state, known as one of the nation's poorest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Lane Bryant store is now gone, the shopping center on the far west side of Tinley Park has blossomed and life in the southwest suburb now known as an entertainment mecca goes on.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Bay Area is a mecca for social dancing, from salsa to line dancing to modern ballroom, said Richard Powers, a choreographer and dance historian who teaches social dance classes at Stanford University.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My parents are retired and enjoying the empty-nest stage of life.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nesting is also a communal activity of the acorn woodpecker, beginning in April when nest holes are drilled into large trees, generally near a granary tree.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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