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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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Loading your audio article The Trump Administration has subpoenaed personal information of hundreds of UC Berkeley professors who signed petitions during escalating Israel-Hamas campus protests to bolster its case that college campuses are hotbeds of antisemitism and not worthy of federal funding.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Mines, factories, and other industrial-era workplaces were hotbeds of danger.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Germany, for example, which is Europe’s largest economy, with a nominal GDP of $4.4 trillion, continued to be a hotbed of faxing, both analogue and online.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Romania has also been a hotbed of sociopolitical protests.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Mines, factories, and other industrial-era workplaces were hotbeds of danger.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
Germany, for example, which is Europe’s largest economy, with a nominal GDP of $4.4 trillion, continued to be a hotbed of faxing, both analogue and online.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Romania has also been a hotbed of sociopolitical protests.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
Noun
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The former garage is now considered the mecca of Milanese fashion.—
Meredith Lepore,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the loophole point to Walt Disney as among the first to take advantage of it decades ago when developing its tourist mecca of resorts and theme parks near Orlando.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Paper Wasp nests resemble the shape of an upside-down umbrella.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, viewers worldwide tuned in to watch bald eagle eggs hatch on a Big Bear live nest cam.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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