breeding grounds

plural of breeding ground

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding grounds
Noun
  • The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week, centers around public artwork intended for the corner of 13th and J streets at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, treatment centers often provide rooms with soft lighting, a naturalistic decor, and music or other sensory stimulation.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Parker remembers fighting through twigs and branches to reach eagle nests, which can be six feet wide and weigh over a ton.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Across the galaxy, stars are born in immense clouds of gas and dust — stellar nurseries where gravity coaxes material to coalesce and ignite.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Two other dams, Link River and Keno, still bar salmon from reaching their farthest nurseries.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The draw will be the highlight of the tournament for an area of the country that is one of the hotbeds for soccer in the US.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Breeding grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20grounds. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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