breeding grounds

plural of breeding ground

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Recent Examples of breeding grounds How To Remove Mold from Shower Head Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding grounds
Noun
  • Painter centers on a young woman, trained from a young age, who must employ every skill in her arsenal to rescue her father after he is kidnapped.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Much of the consternation centers around a 120-foot cell tower located 130 feet from the school.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the 1800s, John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, planted seeds and made fenced nurseries in southern Michigan.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Plants look great, and nurseries have sales going on.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hospitals and orphanages are often thought of as hotbeds for paranormal activity, but there’s more to this history than that.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
  • One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Breeding grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20grounds. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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