hothouses

plural of hothouse
1
as in greenhouses
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long

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as in centers
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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Noun
  • Check out the domed greenhouses at Gardens by the Bay, as seen in the 2018 romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, and the dazzling array of outdoor sculptures that includes Marc Quinn’s levitating baby, Planet.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Oldani's grandfather was Benjamin Carpenter, who oversaw the greenhouses at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) before he was lured by Olds to Grosse Ile to construct formal gardens for Elbamar.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Scientists have developed a low-cost, compact power module that can be used in data centers, microreactors, and heavy-duty vehicles.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These include energy consumption—driving GW data centers, thermal management and the time to operationalize that infrastructure.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Across the galaxy, stars are born in immense clouds of gas and dust — stellar nurseries where gravity coaxes material to coalesce and ignite.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Two other dams, Link River and Keno, still bar salmon from reaching their farthest nurseries.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • No nests, clear piles of branches or wood and no trash.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, neo-traditionalist Catholic groups—with their own parishes and seminaries—will continue on a different course from the rest of the church.
    Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
Noun
  • Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • How To Remove Mold from Shower Head Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hothouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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