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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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.
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Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Porter has been a lead creator before, but that was on cellar-dwelling Houston Rockets squads that became a breeding ground for poor habits.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Characters are copyrightable — meaning third parties can’t use copyrighted or original characters without permission — and Sora is primed to be a fresh breeding ground for infringement disputes.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
That liminal space is a perfect breeding ground for pitchmen and opportunists.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Porter has been a lead creator before, but that was on cellar-dwelling Houston Rockets squads that became a breeding ground for poor habits.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Characters are copyrightable — meaning third parties can’t use copyrighted or original characters without permission — and Sora is primed to be a fresh breeding ground for infringement disputes.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
That liminal space is a perfect breeding ground for pitchmen and opportunists.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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