hot bed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hot bed
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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University District, which remains a hot bed for Asian desserts, gets two more chains: Roji Monster Ice Cream and the yogurt-and-rice dessert shop Hey!
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022
Seattle is not a hot bed of autonomous vehicle testing, but it has seen its fair share of robot cars.
From The Verge • Oct. 18, 2021
It's so interesting to me because California was also a hot bed of a lot of creative energy and yet, they seemed really alienated in Los Angeles.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2018
From there, Sherman took off to Canada for school at St. Michael’s, which was - and continues to be - a hockey hot bed, even in Canada.
From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2015
His hot bed smelled like a mushroom cellar.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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