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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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Recent Examples of hothouses
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
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
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouses
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The grounds also include tennis and bocce ball courts, gardens, greenhouses, a creek and a heliport.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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LoPresti said no effort had been made to alert the county or other local governments about the detention center project — first reported by San José Spotlight — on land dedicated to agriculture, warehouses and greenhouses.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Evacuated voters who do not have their vote-by-mail ballot can request a replacement at any of the remaining 38 vote centers that will open Saturday as scheduled.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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By 2030, American data centers alone are projected to consume more electricity than all of the country’s steel, aluminum, cement and chemical production combined.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Lamima often stops by the Misool Resort and the Raja Ampat Research and Conservation Centre (RARCC) on Kri Island, where endangered leopard sharks are being raised in nurseries and returned to the area’s waters.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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If that's your plan for your landscape, look no further than tropicals -- and right now nurseries and garden centers have plenty of options.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 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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These vessels have been notorious hotbeds for the spread of other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 and norovirus.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 May 2026
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In the springtime, walk around and look for activity or new nests near your living spaces or in doorways or fence poles.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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Carpenter ants excavate wood from windowsills and other areas to build their nests.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Orthodox schools, a figure that does not include haredi Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshivot and seminaries not included in government data.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hothouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouses. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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