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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The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The center makes the protection calls, and often, zone runs cut vertically toward the center.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of center

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This year, funding was supposed to ramp up to $25 million a year to pay for boats, air tanks, and divers to get the corals out of the nurseries and onto the reef.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
In May, while attending the International Carnivorous Plant Symposium and Expo in Kernersville, a man with the nursery was trying to see if any other gardens might want Dolly.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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The setting, time of year, temperature and conditions of water, and circumstances of the nest are drawn into the definition of behavior.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
No, while most yellow jackets build underground nests, some species construct aerial nests in trees inside building walls.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of nest

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Consequently, the ramifications of Japan's policy changes are no longer confined to the yen and domestic markets, but are fast becoming a key variable influencing global interest rates and capital flows.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
At the time, a conviction for a capital felony carried either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

— Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

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