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a place or environment that favors the development of something
unwashed skin is a breeding ground for bacteria
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Recent Examples of breeding ground
Flower Pots The saucers under your flower pots will serve as a mosquito breeding ground after a few rainy days.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Residents are advised to use insect repellent, wear protective clothing, and eliminate standing water to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
The spectacle was the latest example of how high-profile celebrity trials with real-world consequences have become the perfect breeding ground for online content creators to go viral.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent AI breeding ground, crammed with hourlong mixes full of soporific dreck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Residents are advised to use insect repellent, wear protective clothing, and eliminate standing water to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
The spectacle was the latest example of how high-profile celebrity trials with real-world consequences have become the perfect breeding ground for online content creators to go viral.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent AI breeding ground, crammed with hourlong mixes full of soporific dreck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
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The center will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the release.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 July 2025
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Set in New Mexico during 2020, the movie centers on the fictional town of Eddington, which turns into a hotbed of bad feelings and controversy when awkward local sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to run for mayor against popular progressive incumbent Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Wallpaper is a great choice for a nursery or child’s room too.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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Powdery root hormone is available at most nurseries and home centers, and may be ordered online as well.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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This season, which started out so strong, just limps to the finale like Peg-Leg Pete stumbling through a termite nest.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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There were 12 to 15 circular nests easily visible within about a 10-by-15-foot area next to the shore, with each one being guarded by a male pumpkinseed swimming in place in the middle of each nest.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In 1943: Allied forces, led by U.S. Gen. George S. Patton, successfully captured Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily and a strategic nexus for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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