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a place or environment that favors the development of something
unwashed skin is a breeding ground for bacteria
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Recent Examples of breeding ground
Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Anyone who’s ever done ballet will know that many studios are breeding grounds for body image issues.
—Refinery29 Staff, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025
Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
While buying has picked up a bit this year, the impact of the places that were breeding ground for up-and-coming comedy talent, such as Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, getting largely out of the original programming game continues to be felt.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Anyone who’s ever done ballet will know that many studios are breeding grounds for body image issues.
—Refinery29 Staff, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025
Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
While buying has picked up a bit this year, the impact of the places that were breeding ground for up-and-coming comedy talent, such as Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, getting largely out of the original programming game continues to be felt.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
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In sixth inning, Villa Park tied the score 2-2 on a two-out infield single by speedy center fielder Shea Gonzalez.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Iran has also conducted drone strikes that damaged data centers in the region that are owned by Amazon Web Services, which operates the world’s largest cloud platform—high-value targets with major financial and operational ramifications.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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When in Doubt, Choose a Dusty Pastel When designing this nursery, Darden drew inspiration from the calming pale color scheme of Marie-Antoinette's estate, the Petit Trianon.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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If the swarm enters your home or other structure such as a shed, contact a professional pest control or beekeeper immediately to eliminate the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, this year is shaping up to be impressive as well, with 13 nests so far.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to their Thursday-night maneuvering, the Niners now possess the extra draft capital necessary to package some picks and jump back up to grab another Top 50 prospect.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Saudis wanted to attract Western business, and to have Riyadh supplant Abu Dhabi and Dubai as the Middle East’s economic capital.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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