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
Doechii is fearless in her weirdness Doechii, born Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, hails from Tampa, not exactly a hotbed of hip-hop exports.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Canal Street in lower Manhattan has long been a hotbed — and destination — for shoppers in search of knockoff designer handbags, belts, sunglasses and watches.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Florida — specifically Miami — is the hotbed.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, the job is in a recruiting hotbed.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Canal Street in lower Manhattan has long been a hotbed — and destination — for shoppers in search of knockoff designer handbags, belts, sunglasses and watches.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Florida — specifically Miami — is the hotbed.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, the job is in a recruiting hotbed.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
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The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Global capability centers have evolved far beyond tech support, but their growth presents challenges for multinationals and Indian cities alike.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gilbert’s real estate company developed the complex at the former Hudson’s, a shopping mecca for generations that closed in 1983.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming A rugged and untamed spirit defines Jackson Hole, a resort that has long earned its reputation as a mecca for expert skiers.—
Charles Curkin,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Past research has found that the horns may provide the bees with defense against competitors for floral resources, defense against females over nest sites, as well as collecting resin, pebble, or sand for cell closures.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Seattle has a few blue-chip players who set the tone weekly, but facing this unit is like walking into a hornet’s nest and being swarmed from every direction.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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