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as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long
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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity
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Recent Examples of hothouse
Violence, madness, and a pervasive hothouse atmosphere of horniness ensue in a film now earning cult classic status — and a place among Kidman’s best performances.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
Popoff, a prolific biographer of Russian literary figures including Vasily Grossman, Sophia Tolstoy and the wider Tolstoy circle, is most comfortable and expansive detailing the hothouse competitive atmosphere of Alisa’s early years at the elite and progressive Stoyunina gymnasium for girls.
—Marco Roth, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Later on, much of the show’s visual language—muted color emerging from an underpainting of chalky grays—depends on an aura of wild urban unpredictability: Chicago as a hothouse of violent horrors and dark insinuations.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Pia’s hothouse disaffection makes the idea of political action—a homemade bomb, an act of sabotage—irresistible.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
Popoff, a prolific biographer of Russian literary figures including Vasily Grossman, Sophia Tolstoy and the wider Tolstoy circle, is most comfortable and expansive detailing the hothouse competitive atmosphere of Alisa’s early years at the elite and progressive Stoyunina gymnasium for girls.
—Marco Roth, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Later on, much of the show’s visual language—muted color emerging from an underpainting of chalky grays—depends on an aura of wild urban unpredictability: Chicago as a hothouse of violent horrors and dark insinuations.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Pia’s hothouse disaffection makes the idea of political action—a homemade bomb, an act of sabotage—irresistible.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
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Being able to maintain optimal temperatures in greenhouses by supplying supplemental power from waste heat can save the agricultural sector money and energy use.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Two heated greenhouses were built and 20 different crops were grown and sold at Eastern Market and to local restaurants.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
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Under Bay the team has also started construction on a new 50,000-square-foot performance center, the largest in the league, at Cal Lutheran.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The filing instantly thrust the music mogul into the center of a media firestorm.Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The room is conceived as a home office, mini-gym, or perhaps a nursery.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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For the younger set, there’s the Kid’s Club, which includes indoor and outdoor spaces for kids to explore, a large playroom, a mini kitchen, and a nursery, all staffed by on-site caregivers.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Islands, long recognized as hotbeds of biological diversity, are just as much engines of linguistic diversity.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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The area of the city near Sycamore Drive, Mahogany Way, Peppertree Way and L Street has been a hotbed of violence.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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This female Red-bellied Woodpecker had been investigating this Screech Owl nest for a couple of days.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The scrub-jays used to nest in mid-March, but the nesting period has shifted to late February, giving snakes a longer amount of time during the spring season to feed on the nests.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al Sham, has been working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing the capital early Sunday.Albert Aji and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Four of the six adult Mekong giant catfish were in the Mekong River and the other two were in the Tonle Sap River near Phnom Penh, the capital.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Google Maps Like many condos, this one comes with lots of amenities and perks not found in co-ops, including a swimming pool in the seminary’s former refectory and a reading room with a great books collection.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
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Previously, Germany had seminaries dedicated to ordaining rabbis, but no place for academic study of Jewish history and culture.Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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The arena is nearing the end of a $42 million project aimed at leaning into the arena’s growing presence as an Arizona music mecca and entertainment destination.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pink was founded as Thomas Pink in 1984 by three Irish brothers — James, Peter and John Mullen — in the go-go years as London was becoming a financial market mecca under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.Samantha Conti, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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