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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
Some are particularly concerned about California, long a hothouse for extremist groups.
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Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.
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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.
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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.
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Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for hothouse
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 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
See All Example Sentences for hothouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
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Starting tomato seedlings under lights, or in sunny windows, are not good substitutes for growing plants in the sun outdoors or in a greenhouse.
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In addition to the main residence, the property includes seven additional homes, a Victorian greenhouse, walled gardens, a private reservoir, and more than 600 acres of woodland.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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The infant plants are sourced from local nurseries, and the planting itself is done by humans at this point.
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In 2019, as Scientific American reported at the time, researchers discovered that some poison frog dads may travel as far as 400 meters (or about a quarter of a mile) in an apparent search for ideal nursery grounds.
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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.
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The Abbott show was at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom in June 2025, contributing to a growing buzz around Keyland’s music in the city, especially at the Mercury Lounge, a hotbed of Red Dirt in Tulsa where the band has become a regular.
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Recently, a giant egg appeared in a nest atop the pillar beside Pinky’s.
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Video posted by the preservation group from a camera aimed at the nest tree showed Sandy flying out of frame.
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The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.
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Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
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Stracke, who's also a mom to son James, 19, and daughter Porter, 24, revealed that her eldest son intends to enter a seminary and join the priesthood.
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The former seminary's crypt now houses the Wine Grotto.
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The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.
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This was true throughout the neighborhood, which established itself this month as a secondary mecca for Knicks fans.
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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