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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
According to Williams, water is a breeding ground for several insects like mosquitoes, drain flies, and termites who look to water for shelter or feeding.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Southern Hemisphere humpback whales travel more than 5,000 miles to breeding grounds off Costa Rica from the Southern Ocean.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Additionally, bags of trash or open trash cans are the perfect shelter and breeding ground for flies and rodents.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Previous productions have served as breeding grounds for greats like Denzel Washington, Billy Dee Williams, Keith David and Laurence Fishburne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Southern Hemisphere humpback whales travel more than 5,000 miles to breeding grounds off Costa Rica from the Southern Ocean.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Additionally, bags of trash or open trash cans are the perfect shelter and breeding ground for flies and rodents.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Previous productions have served as breeding grounds for greats like Denzel Washington, Billy Dee Williams, Keith David and Laurence Fishburne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
Noun
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While most campaigns historically focused on physical infrastructure, many now include less visible priorities: legal clinics, policy centers, and public interest litigation units.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The spacious floor plan has a living room that’ll comfortably fit a couch, coffee table, entertainment center, and even a dining table for hosting.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Transplant Shock Plants are sensitive to changes in their environment, including when they are moved from one area to another in the garden or brought home from the garden center or nursery and replanted.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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This is particularly helpful for sensitive sleepers and means the product is better suited for spaces like healthcare facilities and nurseries.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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More than 200 modern bird species nest in the Arctic, braving the harsh conditions each year.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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Poets toil as often-anonymous individuals building some greater nest, colony, or hive that might outlast us or end up squashed and swept away unceremoniously.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, the Yankees wouldn't have to give up much prospect capital to add him.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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To account for the value of oceans in decision making, researchers are pushing for countries to adopt what has become known as natural capital accounting.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 June 2025
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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