as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Recent Examples of hotbed
To one group, UCLA has become a hotbed of antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias, a campus led by an administration that has not taken enough action to address pro-Palestinian demonstrations that violate university rules and veer into anti-Jewish tropes and slogans.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles has become a hotbed for dating app startups that hope to gain attention in a crowded market and take advantage of cracks beginning to form within the most popular apps.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Islands, long recognized as hotbeds of biological diversity, are just as much engines of linguistic diversity.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The area of the city near Sycamore Drive, Mahogany Way, Peppertree Way and L Street has been a hotbed of violence.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles has become a hotbed for dating app startups that hope to gain attention in a crowded market and take advantage of cracks beginning to form within the most popular apps.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Islands, long recognized as hotbeds of biological diversity, are just as much engines of linguistic diversity.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The area of the city near Sycamore Drive, Mahogany Way, Peppertree Way and L Street has been a hotbed of violence.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
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Virginia Highland Books is in the center of beautiful, historic Virginia-Highlands, located on the corner of Virginia and N. Highland Avenues.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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In the center of the yard is a live countdown to Christmas Day.Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement My dad’s restaurant was a mecca for movie stars and politicians, bullfighters and beautiful women.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those two events reinforced his place on the island — widely considered the mecca and home of reggaeton — and won him an undeniable seal of approval from an audience that has high standards for the genre.Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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Most Unusual Feature: The rising crow’s nest that lifts above the yacht.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
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Takahe are monogamous, forming long-term pair bonds, and raise a single chick per season, carefully guarding their nests hidden in dense vegetation.Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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