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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
The big exception is in the Cretaceous (a period dominated by dinosaurs), which saw a hothouse climate develop, while carbon dioxide levels appeared to remain flat.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
By contrast, during hothouse periods, the equator-to-pole difference tended to be on the order of 15° to 25° C.
Heating the globe
One thing that is clear from comparing this record with carbon dioxide is that there's a close correlation between the two.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
The parks became hothouses for startup companies, which drew talent from those universities and used government bonuses to lure experienced expats back home.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
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.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
By contrast, during hothouse periods, the equator-to-pole difference tended to be on the order of 15° to 25° C.
Heating the globe
One thing that is clear from comparing this record with carbon dioxide is that there's a close correlation between the two.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
The parks became hothouses for startup companies, which drew talent from those universities and used government bonuses to lure experienced expats back home.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2024
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.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
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America’s efforts to cut pollution stalled last year, with greenhouse emissions dropping just a fraction.the staff of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a two-story office, a three-bedroom guesthouse, a farm manager’s house, a custom greenhouse, a five-bay garage sporting an upper-level entertainment room, and an eight-stall barn with a one-bedroom apartment.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Both players would get great opportunities to consistently play in the big leagues with the White Sox while the Dodgers would receive a high-level center fielder.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Historically, field service businesses have functioned more like urgent care centers, relying on reactive maintenance when problems arise.Anand Subbaraj, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer taught in the children’s ministry and assisted in the nursery, while Jeff served on the board of trustees.Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
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Your home office must be transformed into a nursery for a baby due next month.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
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With that level of visibility is bound to come controversy, and like Overwatch before it, Marvel Rivals has become a hotbed for the modding community that’s taking off in unnerving ways.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Pinal County, once wholly reliant on agriculture and mining, has become a hotbed of industrial development, with manufacturers like Lucid Motors and Nikola Corp. moving operations there in the past few years.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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The female will deposit eggs outside of the body, usually near the bottom of a body of water or in a nest built out of rocks and other sediment.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The only portion of the elementary school not to burn was the brand-new preschool that had just been built thanks, in part, to a $8.5-million capital campaign.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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More International News Image In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries — which Western officials see as a threat — register with the government.Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Southwestern trustees fired former president Paige Patterson in 2018 amid reports that Patterson downplayed reports of rape and sought to intimidate an abuse victim during his tenure at Southwestern and another SBC seminary.Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024
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There was also the Folklife Center, a whole store converted into a mecca of everything folk.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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