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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
Questions of jurisdiction and a lack of trust of federal authorities have made Native American reservations a breeding ground for violent crime, experts say.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 13 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
Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
While buying has picked up a bit this year, the impact of the places that were breeding ground for up-and-coming comedy talent, such as Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, getting largely out of the original programming game continues to be felt.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 13 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
Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.
—Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
While buying has picked up a bit this year, the impact of the places that were breeding ground for up-and-coming comedy talent, such as Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, getting largely out of the original programming game continues to be felt.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
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Voikietaitis' dominance was a theme all night as the sophomore center from Lithuania grabbed as many rebounds (11) as the Cougars had as a team in the first half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the home’s present configuration, one of the bedrooms is outfitted as a gym with a wet bar, while another bedroom is set up as an en suite nursery.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the beginning of her music video, Latto shows off her baby bump, a nursery, and includes home videos from her childhood.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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During a remodel in the 1990s, nests were removed from overhangs and the swallows did not return to the mission.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran's capital.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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This includes an erstwhile Democrat who spent considerable time and political capital on the issue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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