Synonyms of hotbeds

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• meccas
• nurseries
• hothouses
• seminaries
• nests
• seedbeds
• capitals
• breeding grounds
• foci
• hubs
• bases
• crucibles
• nidi
• nuclei
• seats
• hearts
• headquarters
• cores
• eyes
• cynosures

Example Sentences

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