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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
Work environments can be a breeding ground for whispers.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump aides have cast prestigious Ivy League schools as breeding grounds for left-wing activism, citing the pro-Palestinian protests last year that disrupted classes and in some cases led to Jewish students being targeted for harassment.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Announced Thursday morning, the 2025 Cannes Film Festival lineup includes exciting new movies primed to take the upcoming awards season race by storm, as the festival has increasingly proven to be a breeding ground for major Oscar contenders in recent years.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
April 6, 2025 3 AM PT In many ways, Southern California is a breeding ground for aspiring musicians.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump aides have cast prestigious Ivy League schools as breeding grounds for left-wing activism, citing the pro-Palestinian protests last year that disrupted classes and in some cases led to Jewish students being targeted for harassment.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Announced Thursday morning, the 2025 Cannes Film Festival lineup includes exciting new movies primed to take the upcoming awards season race by storm, as the festival has increasingly proven to be a breeding ground for major Oscar contenders in recent years.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
April 6, 2025 3 AM PT In many ways, Southern California is a breeding ground for aspiring musicians.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
Noun
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But neither of those options would satisfy Eleanor, who needs to be at the center of the action.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Gigabyte has made a concerted effort to capitalize on the AI gold rush of the last two or three years, aggressively making and selling AI data center hardware.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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This ranges from a solar farm housing grazing sheep as a natural way to maintain the land, to a learning center, fruit orchard, tree nursery and vegetable patch dedicated to growing foods that are hard to get in Puerto Rico, like kale, lettuce and tomatoes.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Epic Universe is a powerful example of how Florida’s nursery and landscape industry shapes the state’s world-class visitor experiences.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Across the coasts of our region, both Atlantic and Gulf, sea turtles make their nests and hatchlings make their way back to the ocean.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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The nests were counted by an army of volunteers, park staff, local councils, land managers and contractors who conducted 5,000 observations this season, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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The home is in the central part of the state about 70 miles west of Lincoln, the state capital.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The fixture list added further intrigue to that race, Atalanta facing Roma on Monday evening while Juve headed to the Italian capital on Saturday evening to take on a Lazio side that was on a six-game unbeaten run.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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