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plural of seedbed
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1
a place or environment that favors the development of something
- a social and political environment that would later become a seedbed of the abolition movement
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- breeding grounds,
- hotbeds,
- hothouses,
- nests,
- nidi
- (or niduses),
- nurseries,
- seminaries
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2
the source from which something grows or develops
- that think tank has served as a seedbed for American conservatism since the Cold War era
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3
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
- the historic role of the Middle East as a seedbed for new religions
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“Seedbeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedbeds. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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