as in center
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
Online Shopping, Simplified Are plastic cutting boards useful kitchen tools or a breeding ground for microplastics?
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2025
During spring migration, recently hatched and newly mature moths move from the breeding grounds they were born in, to the distant, unfamiliar caverns.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Mosquitoes pose another risk as standing floodwater can serve as a breeding ground, which can lead to the harboring of diseases, such as West Nile virus.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 July 2025
Many of the arcades have become breeding grounds for drugs and violent crime.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2025
During spring migration, recently hatched and newly mature moths move from the breeding grounds they were born in, to the distant, unfamiliar caverns.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
Mosquitoes pose another risk as standing floodwater can serve as a breeding ground, which can lead to the harboring of diseases, such as West Nile virus.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 July 2025
Many of the arcades have become breeding grounds for drugs and violent crime.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
Noun
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Some had been in the center for weeks, others for months.—
Brent McDonald,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The account, originally meant to help fund both of their college expenses, has now become the center of a family disagreement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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There were no patients in the labor rooms, no newborns in the nursery, and the halls were silent.—
John McHugh,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
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Attorneys for Howard argued that damage to the nursery would have been negligible except the flood waters had been diverted across nursery land by embankments at the city’s new sewerage disposal plant.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
Noun
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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 city is already making cuts, such as by not filling open positions and by stopping capital projects that are not absolutely required, Laesch said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
23 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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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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