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hotbed

noun

ˈhät-ˌbed

Definition of hotbed

as in center

a place or environment that favors the development of something prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British

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Recent Examples of hotbed The World Cup continues to claim Boston's streets, transportation systems, and bars with fans from Scotland to Norway turning the city into a hotbed of celebrations. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 15 June 2026 India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances). — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 The Abbott show was at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom in June 2025, contributing to a growing buzz around Keyland’s music in the city, especially at the Mercury Lounge, a hotbed of Red Dirt in Tulsa where the band has become a regular. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hotbed

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Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of center

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As one of the darkest spots in the lower 48, Grand Staircase-Escalante is also a mecca for stargazers, with much of its acreage ranked as Bortle Class 1—meaning that on clear nights the Milky Way is bright enough to cast noticeable shadows and even appears to have three dimensions.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 June 2026
Catawba County, along with other parts of North Carolina, have become a mecca for data center construction as demand for AI tools has increased.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

Definition of mecca

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Luna began the day hopping around, perching on the various trees near the nest.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Like many nations, China is facing a generational challenge in the form of 118 million empty-nest senior citizens who might not mind someone’s company—even if that someone periodically receives over-the-air updates.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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