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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
Such a major change to the state’s tax structure should never be done in haste in the Capitol’s hothouse atmosphere.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Williams’s œuvre is a hothouse; strange flowers often bloom there.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Nothing in this quiet hothouse of youthful desires, mean-girl tensions and hovering Catholic guilt qualifies as especially new terrain, but the film’s dreamy-yet-gawky carnality and honestly juvenile point of view feel fresh just the same.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
White set his comedic hothouse noir at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii, and, as season one grew in popularity, the public got behind it: the hotel-as-total-set worked brilliantly.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Williams’s œuvre is a hothouse; strange flowers often bloom there.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Nothing in this quiet hothouse of youthful desires, mean-girl tensions and hovering Catholic guilt qualifies as especially new terrain, but the film’s dreamy-yet-gawky carnality and honestly juvenile point of view feel fresh just the same.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
White set his comedic hothouse noir at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii, and, as season one grew in popularity, the public got behind it: the hotel-as-total-set worked brilliantly.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
Noun
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After packing the soil around the cutting, make a mini greenhouse to conserve humidity by covering the pot with a plastic bag, being careful the bag doesn't touch the leaves.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Aluminum greenhouse: on sale for $345 (10% off) Original price: $383.59 A greenhouse makes a statement and is the perfect place to grow many of your favorite plants.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
10 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
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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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The nursery is currently growing 4,000 seedlings for four more community plots, each an acre or two in size.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Romania has also been a hotbed of sociopolitical protests.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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At that point, Detroit, Michigan was a hotbed for an array of diverse music, with the Motown sound set against that of rockers Bob Seger, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent as well as punk acts like Iggy Pop and The Stooges or the MC5.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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When the researchers approached the bird’s nest, the fuzzy nestling shook its head, flicking it back and forth.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Protests are occurring in nearly every state capital, with only Annapolis, Maryland, and Jackson, Mississippi, not listing official events, though both have gatherings in other locations.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Helsinki The coastal capital of Finland seamlessly blends together modern architecture, sustainable living and historic landmarks, like the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fortress Suomenlinna.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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It’s headed by Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabba Sara Hurwitz, the founders of liberal Orthodox seminaries in New York City.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Born in Poland in 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła attended clandestine seminaries and frequented groups of intellectuals who met in secret to discuss ways of undermining Communism from within.—
Yvonnick Denoël,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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