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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Stockport, such a breeding ground of Premier League talent — England duo Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo were both born in the town — sits 53 miles from Wrexham by road.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Photo by Jakob Fischer/Shutterstock Visit Leipzig, Germany A breeding ground for young artists, Leipzig, with its warehouse parties and Soviet towers, is like Berlin two decades ago.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Clean drains and the garbage disposal to get rid of food buildup that can be breeding grounds where gnats thrive.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
By nature, factory farms are breeding grounds for disease, where zoonotic pathogens that can be transmitted between animals and humans can proliferate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Photo by Jakob Fischer/Shutterstock Visit Leipzig, Germany A breeding ground for young artists, Leipzig, with its warehouse parties and Soviet towers, is like Berlin two decades ago.
—Andrew Richdale, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025
Clean drains and the garbage disposal to get rid of food buildup that can be breeding grounds where gnats thrive.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
By nature, factory farms are breeding grounds for disease, where zoonotic pathogens that can be transmitted between animals and humans can proliferate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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