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as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity
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Recent Examples of hothouse
Waves of trilobite extinctions swept the oceans, and an ancient planet better known for its explosion of life now saw the ambition of this frenzied new animal world periodically stifled under a high-CO2 hothouse.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Every college town nurtures its own hothouse music subculture, and the venerable university halls of Oxford, England, are no exception.
—Andrew Pulver, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Santa Monica High was a hothouse of political engagement, where students — the children of entertainment executives, bankers and lawyers, as well as nannies, day laborers and wait staff — were finding their footing as activists.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Miyamoto on Monday took to Twitter to explain the film needed a few more weeks in the hothouse to complete.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Every college town nurtures its own hothouse music subculture, and the venerable university halls of Oxford, England, are no exception.
—Andrew Pulver, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Santa Monica High was a hothouse of political engagement, where students — the children of entertainment executives, bankers and lawyers, as well as nannies, day laborers and wait staff — were finding their footing as activists.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Miyamoto on Monday took to Twitter to explain the film needed a few more weeks in the hothouse to complete.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
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Butterflies take center stage in one of property’s greenhouses, which is filled with hundreds of live butterflies.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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My wife, our daughter and I had a strong difference in opinion regarding which Christmas tree to buy at a pricey greenhouse, leading all three of us to have varying degrees of meltdowns.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Vote counting would begin immediately after the ballot boxes are collected and transported to counting centers across the Himalayan nation, which could be as early as Thursday night.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Astronomers captured the most detailed image yet of our galaxy’s center.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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After a brief stay, Hicks was transferred to another facility, the Decatur Correctional Center, where she was placed in a prison nursery program for mothers and their babies.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Take this sheet set that would feel right at home in a nursery or romantic guest bedroom.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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The long-term prospects of the war don’t spell improvement for the hotbed, with a report from Reuters indicating drone attacks could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz for months.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Patrolling a ‘hotbed’ of congestion, rage On Sunday afternoons, Ada County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Seibert likes to position his patrol motorcycle along the rocky curves of Idaho 55.—
Rose Evans
Updated March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The family nest is nestled inside the community nest, which is nestled into other nests as well.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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There is nothing glamorous about arriving at your hotel and untangling a nest of cords.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shah, 35, former mayor of the capital city of Kathmandu, has dominated the race to become Nepal’s PM during the campaign, gaining popularity across the country.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sri Lanka said more than 200 sailors aboard another Iranian warship near its coast were being escorted to a naval base outside the capital, Colombo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Arafi serves on both the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts and has spent years overseeing Iran's influential network of seminaries in Qom.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The other half is being written in the seminaries of Qom and the offices of the Guardian Council, where senior jurists are quietly running their own calculations about risk and reward.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Over the decades, the city has staged World Cup matches and has since become an international soccer mecca.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Next door at the Locust, James Cook discusses Cafe des Artistes, Ocean Drive’s newest mecca for the young and stylish.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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