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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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Noun
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The Adams County site, with its 120,000 square feet of greenhouses, will join Blooma’s 8 acres and 250,000 square feet of greenhouses across two properties in Arvada.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Farmers heat greenhouses and dry crops; aquaculture facilities maintain optimal water temperatures; industrial operations use the heat to dehydrate food, cure concrete or other energy-intensive processes.—
Moones Alamooti,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His first business ventures were reportedly an internet café and gaming centers in the provincial capital Fuzhou.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Southeastern Wisconsin has become the latest hot spot for some of the largest tech companies – Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle – to spend billions on build data centers to further artificial intelligence programming.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hospitals and orphanages are often thought of as hotbeds for paranormal activity, but there’s more to this history than that.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Oct. 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
Noun
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In the 1800s, John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, planted seeds and made fenced nurseries in southern Michigan.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Plants look great, and nurseries have sales going on.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 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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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 25 Oct. 2025.
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