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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
What unspools is a torrent of misunderstandings, miscommunications, and hothouse conflict.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026
Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026
Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
Noun
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The farm is instant fun for kids, and my kids couldn’t get enough of exploring the greenhouse, fields of corn, and feeding the chickens and sheep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Ava later joined a church nursery where the same leaders and children saw her every week.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The House countered with $9 million for research and $5 million for the nursery and packing infrastructure.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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When there are spaces between your pavers, those spaces will fill up with organic matter over time, potentially creating a hotbed of weed activity.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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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
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For families The secret bird nest hideaways, shallow pool, and swing loungers dangling from trees make this a playground for all ages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Between May and October, also known as turtle hatching season, visitors can join volunteers on sunrise walks of the beach in search of turtle nests.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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At the same time, Anthropic argued that the US still holds several major advantages, including stronger chip ecosystems, leading AI companies, and broader access to capital for large-scale AI infrastructure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Zaragoza had dropped out of seminary to join the army but was refused admission.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox seminary to ordain women as rabbis, is in New York.—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Once the snow melts, the resort transforms into a downhill mountain biking mecca featuring more than 80 miles of singletrack.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Once regarded as a mecca for luxury shopping, drawing visitors from across Chicagoland to experience a level of polish few suburban malls could hope to surpass, Northbrook Court today is something akin to a retail wasteland.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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