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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
Will the flowers be daisies rather than priceless hothouse orchids?
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 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
Musician Charley Patton recorded some of the first-ever blues records while living there, and under his influence Dockery became a hothouse of talent, nurturing the careers of future stars like Son House and Howlin’ Wolf.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 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
Musician Charley Patton recorded some of the first-ever blues records while living there, and under his influence Dockery became a hothouse of talent, nurturing the careers of future stars like Son House and Howlin’ Wolf.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
Noun
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Another sanctuary is La Traviata, Treville’s luxurious spa set in a sunlit greenhouse.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The property is complete with a seating area, plunge pool, raised beds, and a greenhouse workout facility.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2025
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If leaders secure the money, the site will be rebuilt with a visitor’s center, a museum, a cafe and gardens, according to the website, and guests will be treated to the same sweeping ocean views.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The Pacers’ backup center, wearing an Eastern Conference champ T-shirt and hat, was doubled over on the scorer’s table at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as Turner gave his speech.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Transplant Shock Plants are sensitive to changes in their environment, including when they are moved from one area to another in the garden or brought home from the garden center or nursery and replanted.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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This is particularly helpful for sensitive sleepers and means the product is better suited for spaces like healthcare facilities and nurseries.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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But BDCs invest in dozens if not hundreds of small businesses: not exactly a hotbed of stability and reliability.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Recruitment ‘hotbeds’ Over the past year, NPD has been invited to job fairs never before on its radar, Arres said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Video showed that, as the eaglet took off at 10:46 a.m., Gizmo’s head swiveled, monitoring as Sunny fledged, or made an inaugural flight from the nest.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Poets toil as often-anonymous individuals building some greater nest, colony, or hive that might outlast us or end up squashed and swept away unceremoniously.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Gangs control at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince, and have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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When employee voices lead, credibility flows through existing social capital—creating influence that brand channels can’t match.—
Brittany Garlin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Historically, popes have not been associated with any specific religious order, but instead have been former priests who've ascended the church's hierarchy from diocesan seminaries and parishes.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Catholic seminaries and convents across Vietnam have also expanded in recent years, producing a bumper crop of young priests and nuns.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The century-old hotel is famous for its Spanish colonial revival design, and longtime denizens still proudly reference its history as a mecca of Black music after World War II, when the likes of James Brown and Billie Holiday played its famous club.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
2 June 2025
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Known as a mecca for watersports, everyone pauses to bask in the brilliant purples, pinks, and oranges that splash into the sky as the late afternoon transitions to evening.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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