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hotbed
noun as in center
noun as in den
noun as in midpoint
noun as in nerve center
noun as in trouble spot
Example Sentences
The latest deadly attack happened near Buenaventura, a city on the Pacific coast which is a hotbed for drug trafficking.
The president has made clear he sees top schools as hotbeds of liberal ideology and breeding grounds for anti-American sentiment.
“There is still mythology around what Goff was able to achieve: This school in the middle of the country becomes this hotbed, sort of overnight, of this revolutionary, bizarre, shocking work,” notes Piscitelli.
The illegal dispensaries often undercut the prices of legal stores, in part because they do not pay taxes or fees, and have also been hotbeds of crime, according to law enforcement.
But despite the flatness of the tour matches, and the lack of fervour compared to rugby hotbeds like South Africa and New Zealand, there is little doubt the Lions will be back in Australia again.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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