Definition of hotbed
1 : a bed of soil enclosed in glass, heated especially by fermenting manure, and used for forcing or for raising seedlings
2 : an environment that favors rapid growth or development a hotbed of activity
Examples of hotbed in a Sentence
a hotbed of political unrest
prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British
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Dutchess County is a patchwork of forests, rolling farmland and thick residential developments that has long been a hotbed of Lyme disease.
The canal was a hotbed for social experimentation The canal was as effective at transporting new ideas as people and goods.
That DiBernardo and Short are doing well is evidence that the Naperville area is a soccer hotbed.
Fittingly, San Diego has been a hotbed for interest.
LONDON — For years, Finsbury Park was considered a hotbed of Islamic extremism.
San Diego is a hotbed for baseball talent in general and catchers in particular.
Certainly, Miami is a hotbed of activity for climate change and a lot of the original work on the subject was done right here in Miami.
And experts say Portland -- like other liberal hotbeds -- could see more conflict in the months to come.
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Definition of hotbed for English Language Learners
: a place where something grows or develops easily : a place where something happens very commonly
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