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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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Zoom in: Pinal County, once wholly reliant on agriculture and mining, has become a hotbed of industrial development, with manufacturers like Lucid Motors and Nikola Corp. moving operations there in the past few years.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Police padlocked the Star Market in June as prosecutors alleged that the Buchanan Street market was a hotbed of crime, fighting and drug dealing.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Travis Scott & Playboi Carti In the 2010s, Atlanta became a hotbed for building hits out of words and phrases that could be melodically or percussively stretched into infinite shapes.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Their departure signals a new role for Polish… Federalism and Its Discontents
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has recently become a hotbed for discussions of federalism.
—Annabelle Chapman, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Police padlocked the Star Market in June as prosecutors alleged that the Buchanan Street market was a hotbed of crime, fighting and drug dealing.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Travis Scott & Playboi Carti In the 2010s, Atlanta became a hotbed for building hits out of words and phrases that could be melodically or percussively stretched into infinite shapes.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Their departure signals a new role for Polish… Federalism and Its Discontents
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has recently become a hotbed for discussions of federalism.
—Annabelle Chapman, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
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If Ukraine develops its own air defense system, this would ease Kyiv's independence on the likes of the U.S. for the protection of its population centers and vital infrastructure.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The National Center for Education Statistics has tracked a recent drop in U.S. children’s reading abilities, yet that mostly coincides with the pandemic, and scores are still as good as or better than when the center started measuring, in 1971.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Creating an even larger mecca for the music lover is an exciting prospect, especially for our intimate live events, where the world’s most exciting artists perform in-store for the admission of purchasing their new album.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2025
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Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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While still a low-maintenance pick, this bird’s nest fern thrives when watered weekly and when situated near a sunny window due to its moderate light and water needs.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Both small mammals and other birds' nest predators were observed visiting open-cup nests for the eggs—while only flying squirrels visited the nest boxes.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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