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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Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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Barring bedding season in the early summer when large fish guard nests in the shallows, bigger fish will hang out in deeper, cooler water most of the time.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Even two or three decades ago, scientists were spotting between 500 and 900 nests a season.

— Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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The fund will give Arada a new source of capital to fund its ambitions at a time when lenders and investors have become more cautious about Gulf real estate in the wake of the Iran war.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
That capital is now tied down rather than being deployed for investment or expansion.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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