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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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.
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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
In Ireland, starlings’ numbers are boosted during winter, as migrating flocks arrive from breeding grounds around Western Europe and Scandinavia.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Of particular concern off the California coast are humpback whales that commute through California’s waters to and from their tropical breeding grounds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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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
In Ireland, starlings’ numbers are boosted during winter, as migrating flocks arrive from breeding grounds around Western Europe and Scandinavia.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
Of particular concern off the California coast are humpback whales that commute through California’s waters to and from their tropical breeding grounds.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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