breeding ground
noun
1
: the place to which animals go to breed
2
: a place or set of circumstances suitable for or favorable to growth and development
hurricane breeding grounds
Examples of breeding ground in a Sentence
a breeding ground for seals
The Gulf of Mexico is a breeding ground for hurricanes.
The company's casual atmosphere serves as a breeding ground for innovation.
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This was a breeding ground for corruption for the bureaucrat fortunate enough to make these technical choices in China.
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Indie film, by contrast, has always been the breeding ground for creative expression and societal progression.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Moldy pasta and sauce at a Broward gas station cafeteria
A fusillade of Stop Sales hit the food in the sushi station refrigerator, where food needed to be at or below 41 degrees to keep away bacteria breeding grounds.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Many of these bites were likely from blacktip sharks, whose breeding grounds stretch along the northeast Florida coastline.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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Roger Huang, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Indie film, by contrast, has always been the breeding ground for creative expression and societal progression.
—Bing Chen, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Moldy pasta and sauce at a Broward gas station cafeteria
A fusillade of Stop Sales hit the food in the sushi station refrigerator, where food needed to be at or below 41 degrees to keep away bacteria breeding grounds.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Many of these bites were likely from blacktip sharks, whose breeding grounds stretch along the northeast Florida coastline.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breeding ground
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20ground. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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