breeding ground

noun

Definition of breeding ground

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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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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Riverdale has emerged as a breeding ground for young Hollywood talent and no star on the CW teen drama is as fashion forward as Madelaine Petsch. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Meet the New Generation of Red Carpet Stars," 20 Dec. 2018 Apps like Instagram often get a bad rap as a breeding ground for trolls, but with a newfound following, Millicent's experience has overall been positive. — Ella Cerón, Teen Vogue, "Millicent Simmonds Saved the Day in A Quiet Place — Now She's Headed to the Disney Channel," 4 Dec. 2018 Speaking to Russian news agencies Wednesday in Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov repeated Russian statements that Idlib is turning into a breeding ground for terrorists and needs to be dealt with accordingly. — Zeina Karam, Fox News, "Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria," 6 Sep. 2018 Climate extremes, harsh land and unsanitary conditions make the camps a breeding ground for diseases and mental stress. — Rishabh R. Jain, The Seattle Times, "Rohingya fearful of doctors keep faith healers in business," 13 Nov. 2018 Considered by many to be a breeding ground for hippies and Jimmy Buffet diehards, the island city defies stereotypes with its diverse architecture, seafood restaurants, and epic sunsets. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cities in the U.S.: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 Critics see a breeding ground for hype and misinformation. — Justina Lee, latimes.com, "Cryptocurrency influencers hype up coin offerings, sometimes making $105,000 a tweet," 26 June 2018 The elder Saarinen, then a living legend who had designed the Cranbrook Campus, a breeding ground for modernist design, would lead the firm until his death in 1950. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Why Eero Saarinen’s ‘50s office was a breeding ground for modernist design," 8 Nov. 2018 And yet some migratory species, like snow geese in North America, are booming, to the detriment of their Arctic breeding grounds. — James Gorman, New York Times, "Farmland Birds in France Are in Steep Decline," 11 Apr. 2018

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