1
as in greenhouses
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long
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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouses
Noun
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Although calathea is native to the tropics and thrives in high-humidity conditions, greenhouses typically get too hot for this plant.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
29 Dec. 2025 -
With business humming along and 11 greenhouses up and running, Sue and Mark are moving beyond vegetables and strawberries to other fruit.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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One of Actum’s largest clients is AltaMed Health Services Corporation, a federally-qualified network of community health centers in Los Angeles.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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This could be achieved by, for example, targeting presidential offices, military headquarters, key data centers, and other telecommunications hubs.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These can be found at nurseries or online retailers.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2026
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To safeguard these coastal nurseries and mitigate these threats, Wildcoast, an ocean conservation organization, runs its Tidepool Ambassador Program, educating visitors on their importance.—
Lillie Mulligan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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At the time, Oakland was one of the hotbeds where protesters and police clashed.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
21 Dec. 2025
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The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scan treetops for high points with clear views of the surrounding landscape for nests.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2026
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As Interesting Engineering reported in July 2025, workers at the Savannah River Site discovered a series of radioactive wasp nests during routine inspections near the F-Area Tank Farm.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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At the heart of the unrest is a long-standing exemption that allows ultra-Orthodox men who study full-time in religious seminaries to avoid military service — a policy that many Israelis view as deeply unfair.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who’s ever done ballet will know that many studios are breeding grounds for body image issues.—
Refinery29 Staff,
Refinery29,
12 Nov. 2025
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Hothouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouses. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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