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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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Recent Examples of hotbed
That also makes Finland a bastion for the narrow northern coastal strip of Norway that shares a border with Russia, a hotbed of espionage.
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Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite major changes this year to timing and logistics, SXSW will again spotlight comedy and action films that other festivals don’t show, as well as be a hotbed for discovery of new talent.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The town of just over 70,000 is a hotbed for football people.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Cape Cod mansion became a hotbed for political activity in 1960 as JFK based his successful presidential campaign there.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Despite major changes this year to timing and logistics, SXSW will again spotlight comedy and action films that other festivals don’t show, as well as be a hotbed for discovery of new talent.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The town of just over 70,000 is a hotbed for football people.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
The Cape Cod mansion became a hotbed for political activity in 1960 as JFK based his successful presidential campaign there.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotbed
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each January, that stillness is interrupted by the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, transforming a quiet alpine town, Davos, into a mecca of power.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 Your nest could potentially use a little feathering!—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 2020, the nest was raided by an unpaired male, and only three of seven chicks survived.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Hotbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotbed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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