Hotbed
noun
A place where a lot of a specific activity, often something bad or harmful, is happening or can develop.
The country is a hotbed of political unrest.
Often appears as...
- hotbed of activity
- hotbed of innovation
noun
A place where plants are grown in hot temperature.
The greenhouse contained a hotbed for the cultivation of tropical plants.
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Technical
noun
A place where a lot of a specific activity, often something bad or harmful, is happening or can develop.
The country is a hotbed of political unrest.
Often appears as...
- hotbed of activity
- hotbed of innovation
noun
A place where plants are grown in hot temperature.
The greenhouse contained a hotbed for the cultivation of tropical plants.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a troubling or undesirable situation related to the activity mentioned.
The boardroom was a hotbed of conspiracy and betrayal.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Emphasized
Used to stress the high concentration or intensity of activity within a specific area or context.
The small town became a hotbed of artistic creativity.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential for Growth
Implies that a place has conditions ripe for the growth or proliferation of something.
The startup-friendly city is a hotbed for budding entrepreneurs.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a troubling or undesirable situation related to the activity mentioned.
The boardroom was a hotbed of conspiracy and betrayal.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Emphasized
Used to stress the high concentration or intensity of activity within a specific area or context.
The small town became a hotbed of artistic creativity.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential for Growth
Implies that a place has conditions ripe for the growth or proliferation of something.
The startup-friendly city is a hotbed for budding entrepreneurs.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies a troubling or undesirable situation related to the activity mentioned.
The boardroom was a hotbed of conspiracy and betrayal.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Emphasized
Used to stress the high concentration or intensity of activity within a specific area or context.
The small town became a hotbed of artistic creativity.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential for Growth
Implies that a place has conditions ripe for the growth or proliferation of something.
The startup-friendly city is a hotbed for budding entrepreneurs.
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Majora Carter: Greening...
had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor people of color, both hotbeds of cultural think hip-hop and jazz. Both are waterfront communities that host both industries and residents in close proximity of one another. In the post-Katrina era, we have still more in common.
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Greening the ghetto -...
populated by poor people of color both hotbeds of cultural innovation think hip-hop and jazz both the waterfront communities that hosts both industries and residents in close proximity to one another in the post Katrina era we have still more in common we're at best
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How a long-forgotten...
And your hand, just like so much of our body, is a hotbed of bacterial activity, making it an ideal hunting ground for phages. Because after all, phages hunt bacteria. It's also important to know that phages are extremely selective hunters.
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The hidden history of...
hotbed of about 2,000 graduates all male they've had a great portico in the front researchers the door to tomorrow it made a big impression on me and many other people I left the public sector in the
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Meet the Bicycle Lizard...
northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals including the frilled lizard the frill is that rough like collar it uses to bluff its enemies like feral cats now here's the frill at half-staff look
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Isabel Behncke:...
of our inner and our outer worlds. And it's that playful curiosity that drives us to explore, drives us to interact, and then the unexpected connections we form are the real hotbed for creativity.
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Chris Anderson: How...
Change happens when we see things in a different way. Today, I see Kibera in a different way. My message to TEDGlobal and the entire world Kibera is a hotbed of innovation and ideas.
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Chris Anderson: How...
message to Ted global and the entire world is kuvira is a hotbed of innovation and ideas you know what I thought Chris has always been an inspiring guy what's new and it's huge
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Pablo Escobar's Drug...
CARLTON And that was all coming in to Miami. So Miami was a distribution point. And Miami became a hotbed of corruption, of the cartels.
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Freaky Lizard PIPE National...
northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals including the frilled lizard the frill is that rough like collar it uses
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Majora Carter: Greening...
had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor people of color, both hotbeds of cultural think hip-hop and jazz. Both are waterfront communities that host both industries and residents in close proximity of one another. In the post-Katrina era, we have still more in common.
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Greening the ghetto -...
populated by poor people of color both hotbeds of cultural innovation think hip-hop and jazz both the waterfront communities that hosts both industries and residents in close proximity to one another in the post Katrina era we have still more in common we're at best
Video examples
How a long-forgotten...
And your hand, just like so much of our body, is a hotbed of bacterial activity, making it an ideal hunting ground for phages. Because after all, phages hunt bacteria. It's also important to know that phages are extremely selective hunters.
Video examples
The hidden history of...
hotbed of about 2,000 graduates all male they've had a great portico in the front researchers the door to tomorrow it made a big impression on me and many other people I left the public sector in the
Video examples
Meet the Bicycle Lizard...
northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals including the frilled lizard the frill is that rough like collar it uses to bluff its enemies like feral cats now here's the frill at half-staff look
Video examples
Isabel Behncke:...
of our inner and our outer worlds. And it's that playful curiosity that drives us to explore, drives us to interact, and then the unexpected connections we form are the real hotbed for creativity.
Video examples
Chris Anderson: How...
Change happens when we see things in a different way. Today, I see Kibera in a different way. My message to TEDGlobal and the entire world Kibera is a hotbed of innovation and ideas.
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Chris Anderson: How...
message to Ted global and the entire world is kuvira is a hotbed of innovation and ideas you know what I thought Chris has always been an inspiring guy what's new and it's huge
Video examples
Pablo Escobar's Drug...
CARLTON And that was all coming in to Miami. So Miami was a distribution point. And Miami became a hotbed of corruption, of the cartels.
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Freaky Lizard PIPE National...
northern Australia is a hotbed of exotic animals including the frilled lizard the frill is that rough like collar it uses
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Show me a university which is a hotbed of thin-skinned offence-taking, where every unacceptable idea is policed and every person who happens to hold one is hounded out of a job, and I will show you a university that isn't a university but an ideological prison camp and indoctrination centre.
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Ben Shapiro
American Author
There is no greater way to ensure that universities remain a hotbed of leftist thought than to guarantee that professors knight their own successors. But that's basically how the Ph.D. system works, with sitting professors approving the work of would-be professors.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I've actually found the image of Silicon Valley as a hotbed of money-grubbing tech people to be pretty false, but maybe that's because the people I hang out with are all really engineers.
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Michael Greger
American Author
High levels of stress can lead to weakened immunity, rendering animals much more susceptible to disease. This makes the average poultry factory farm a hotbed for outbreaks of avian flu.
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Jack Antonoff
American Musician
At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
The University of Westminster is well known for being a hotbed of extremist activity.
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Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
Florida was a hotbed of professional wrestling, one of the hottest in the country.
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John Layfield
American Businessman
Texas was a hotbed for professional wrestling when I was growing up.
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Tom Ford
American Designer
College campuses were once a hotbed of political activity.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Show me a university which is a hotbed of thin-skinned offence-taking, where every unacceptable idea is policed and every person who happens to hold one is hounded out of a job, and I will show you a university that isn't a university but an ideological prison camp and indoctrination centre.
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Ben Shapiro
American Author
There is no greater way to ensure that universities remain a hotbed of leftist thought than to guarantee that professors knight their own successors. But that's basically how the Ph.D. system works, with sitting professors approving the work of would-be professors.
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Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
I've actually found the image of Silicon Valley as a hotbed of money-grubbing tech people to be pretty false, but maybe that's because the people I hang out with are all really engineers.
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Michael Greger
American Author
High levels of stress can lead to weakened immunity, rendering animals much more susceptible to disease. This makes the average poultry factory farm a hotbed for outbreaks of avian flu.
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Jack Antonoff
American Musician
At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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Maajid Nawaz
British Activist
The University of Westminster is well known for being a hotbed of extremist activity.
Quote examples
Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
Florida was a hotbed of professional wrestling, one of the hottest in the country.
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John Layfield
American Businessman
Texas was a hotbed for professional wrestling when I was growing up.
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Tom Ford
American Designer
College campuses were once a hotbed of political activity.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.
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