1
: a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings
2
: an environment that favors rapid growth or development
a hotbed of activity
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a hotbed of political unrest
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
Now, it’s grown into a hotbed of unprecedented cordyceps activity.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 May 2025
Since Congress adopted the pandemic relief program run by the SBA, South Florida has been a hotbed of PPP loan fraud.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
For the White House, Harvard presents a major hurdle in its effort to force change at universities that Republicans claim have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hotbed
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotbed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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hotbed
noun
hot·bed
ˈhät-ˌbed 
1
: a heated bed of soil enclosed in glass and used for growing seedlings
2
: an environment that favors rapid growth or development
a hotbed of innovation
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