BREEDING GROUND Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

breeding ground

noun

Definition of breeding ground

as in center

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 Investigation Discovery's Deadly Influence returns this summer to highlight how social media success can also be a breeding ground for deception and violence. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs? — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 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 See All Example Sentences for breeding ground

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Noun

The Clippers were without center Isaiah Jackson (groin), as well as former Pelicans star Brandon Ingram (heel), who is close to his debut for his new team.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
At least 55 Ukrainians were killed Monday when Russia bombed a school building used as a shelter and aid center in Zaporizhzhia, one of the deadliest incidents of a conflict in its fifth year.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

In the nursery, the daybed is upholstered in a fabric by Namay Samay.

— Michelle Ruiz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
However, what Patterson says was once uncommon has become a regular occurrence when the Idaho pediatrician is working in a newborn nursery in the southwest region of the state.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nursery

Noun

No failure to launch here; Unspun’s 3D yarn-to-garment platform is leaving the nest—or at least, the microfactory.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
Wasp nest, tapioca, red raspberry, wolf’s milk and white coral slime molds are easiest to see when their fruiting bodies are present.

— Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of nest

Noun

Among the issues veterans face is a lack of access to capital.

— Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The highest number of outstanding votes Tuesday were in Hinds County, a blue stronghold around the state capital of Jackson, with another chunk remaining in nearby Holmes County, which is even bluer.

— Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

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