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
As a historical hotbed of engineering and innovation, Google has long been a place where competitors have turned to try and poach talent.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
The father and son gunmen traveled to Davao, on the Philippine island of Mindanao — long a hotbed for Islamist extremist groups — before returning to Sydney in late November, according to the Philippines Bureau of Immigration.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
What results is a hotbed of conflict and character, a Joseph Campbell-esque journey of growth, rebirth, and death—in this case, being voted out by your tribemates.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 4 images There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a global hotbed of carnivorous species.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
The father and son gunmen traveled to Davao, on the Philippine island of Mindanao — long a hotbed for Islamist extremist groups — before returning to Sydney in late November, according to the Philippines Bureau of Immigration.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
What results is a hotbed of conflict and character, a Joseph Campbell-esque journey of growth, rebirth, and death—in this case, being voted out by your tribemates.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 4 images There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a global hotbed of carnivorous species.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
Noun
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Godfall tells the story of a small Nebraska town, which becomes the center of the world when a giant alien crash lands out of the sky beside it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mitsubishi is looking to capitalize on rising power needs from data centers, manufacturing, as well as LNG exports, by expanding in the the world's largest gas market, citing domestic consumption, production, exports, and further demand growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Frequenting some of the city’s smaller concert venues that help Chicago thrive as a live-music mecca.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Furano, Japan Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, is a powder mecca.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
20 Dec. 2025
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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