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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 live script read in Banff keeps pace with the festival’s traditional market role of helping hothouse TV series in development, rather than see the selling of finished product as at the two MIPs in Cannes.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
America has already had a President whose celebrity was nourished at the movies; what could be more logical than to elect a man who bloomed in the hothouse of TV?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
During the time Vasuki lived, average temperatures hovered around 82°F, making this region a tropical hothouse ideal for cold-blooded predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But in New York, there has always been the theater business, as in producers and theater owners and press agents, all squeezed together in the hothouse neighborhood branded Broadway and integral to New York’s international identity since the Roaring ’20s.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
America has already had a President whose celebrity was nourished at the movies; what could be more logical than to elect a man who bloomed in the hothouse of TV?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
During the time Vasuki lived, average temperatures hovered around 82°F, making this region a tropical hothouse ideal for cold-blooded predators.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But in New York, there has always been the theater business, as in producers and theater owners and press agents, all squeezed together in the hothouse neighborhood branded Broadway and integral to New York’s international identity since the Roaring ’20s.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hothouse
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In 2020, the U.S. Army's electricity usage alone generated 4.1 million tons of greenhouse gases—1 million tons greater than Switzerland's entire heat and electricity emissions in 2017.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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In those days, florists often operated their own greenhouses and grew all their products themselves.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Dressmaker and activist Mary Dickerson (top row, center) inspires a character in HBO's The Gilded Age.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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These robots are now the workhorses of Amazon’s fulfillment centers.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Many hybrids are available in the nursery trade that combine the best traits of the parental lines including large flowers, a compact growth habit, and tolerance to heat and drought.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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The nursery owner can’t unpot every tree in the place, so look for trees with the trunk centered in the pot or the root ball.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Arcade parlors have become hotbeds for drugs, fights and theft.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Ohio's historic tax credit program, which began in 2007, is among the most competitive in the country and has bolstered the state's reputation as a hotbed for preservation.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
5 July 2025
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Stay away from the nest for at least a day. Nests that are located in out-of-the-way spots, such as the back of your property, don’t need to be destroyed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Earlier studies found that more than 35 percent of loggerhead eggs were preyed upon within nests at Ningaloo, including 80 percent at one single rookery.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has endured repeated and intensifying drone attacks in recent weeks, as have many other regions of the country, mostly at night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Almost all states saw decreases, with Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin as well as the capital Washington, D.C. reporting declines of 35 percent or more.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The future pontiff lived in the house full-time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Qom is considered a holy city, home to Iran’s largest and most famous Shia seminary.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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“Hothouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hothouse. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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