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
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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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Crops had to be cut, stacked, and heated in vats that attracted vermin and were a breeding ground for viruses.
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Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the Florida bites were likely from blacktip sharks, which occupy breeding grounds that stretch along the northeast Florida coastline, the Florida Museum of Natural History noted in the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Countries like Brazil have already taken steps to regulate platforms like X, demonstrating that governments can (and should) intervene when social media becomes a breeding ground for extremism.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
One of the world’s great drinking cities, Belfast and its charming, chaotic pub scene is a perfect breeding ground for poitín’s revival — something that Dave Mulligan, the owner of Bán Poitín, noted while perfecting the Belfast Coffee recipe.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
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Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the Florida bites were likely from blacktip sharks, which occupy breeding grounds that stretch along the northeast Florida coastline, the Florida Museum of Natural History noted in the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Countries like Brazil have already taken steps to regulate platforms like X, demonstrating that governments can (and should) intervene when social media becomes a breeding ground for extremism.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
One of the world’s great drinking cities, Belfast and its charming, chaotic pub scene is a perfect breeding ground for poitín’s revival — something that Dave Mulligan, the owner of Bán Poitín, noted while perfecting the Belfast Coffee recipe.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20ground. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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