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 kind of workplace tension is a breeding ground for dysfunction.
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Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Research suggests that the damp surfaces of an air conditioner can be breeding grounds for microorganisms like fungi.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 June 2025
Popular music also proved to be a breeding ground, with 4,000 Holes (Blackburn Rovers) paying homage to A Day in the Life by The Beatles, which features a line about how the Lancashire town’s streets had 4,000 potholes requiring repair that John Lennon lifted straight from a newspaper report.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Today, San Miguel is a breeding ground for seals and sea lions and the home of pristine tidepools.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Research suggests that the damp surfaces of an air conditioner can be breeding grounds for microorganisms like fungi.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 June 2025
Popular music also proved to be a breeding ground, with 4,000 Holes (Blackburn Rovers) paying homage to A Day in the Life by The Beatles, which features a line about how the Lancashire town’s streets had 4,000 potholes requiring repair that John Lennon lifted straight from a newspaper report.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Today, San Miguel is a breeding ground for seals and sea lions and the home of pristine tidepools.
—Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 4 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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