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as in hotbeds
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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2
as in seeds
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
as in sources
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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Five years later—and after four nests were successfully destroyed—officials have declared a rare victory against the murder hornets for having exterminated them from United States soil.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024 -
Some plant seeds provide material for nests, too.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2024
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An organization can take advantage of data management tools to help standardize the data so multiple systems and users can use it without worrying about its origins or accuracy.—
Robbie Morrison,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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The mission will search the universe for signs of water and organic molecules – the ingredients of life – at disks around stars where new planets could be forming and in stellar nurseries.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
29 Dec. 2024
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Now, those nurseries are threatened by increasingly stronger storms.—
Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Dec. 2024
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East Catholic is the top seed and will host Lewis Mills; Southington is the second seed and host face No. 15 South Windsor and Northwest Catholic is the No. 3 seed and will host No. 14 Newington.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hamilton received the No. 1 seed for the City Section Open Division playoffs over defending champion Birmingham.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Seedbeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedbeds. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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