fertile soil
noun
: a place where something begins or develops in large amounts
Poor neighborhoods can be fertile soil for crime.
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With its fertile soil and strategic location, the Sultanate of Johor drew immigrants from all over Asia—merchants, miners, farmworkers.
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
These plants are heat and drought-tolerant and don’t need extra fertile soil to be happy.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
The seeds of Coretta Scott King’s antiwar activism were planted in the fertile soil of Alabama.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area Mount Etna’s dark mass looms over Zash and the surrounding area, conferring special energy and fertile soil where olive groves, fruit trees, and more exotic cacti and banana trees vie for space.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
These plants are heat and drought-tolerant and don’t need extra fertile soil to be happy.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
The seeds of Coretta Scott King’s antiwar activism were planted in the fertile soil of Alabama.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area Mount Etna’s dark mass looms over Zash and the surrounding area, conferring special energy and fertile soil where olive groves, fruit trees, and more exotic cacti and banana trees vie for space.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fertile soil
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“Fertile soil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertile%20soil. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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