BREEDING GROUNDS Synonyms: 24 Similar Words

breeding grounds

noun

plural of breeding ground

as in centers

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 grounds 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 Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 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

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Noun

The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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Inspect your eaves regularly in spring to spot early signs of nesting, like hornet activity or small nests.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Blooms provide an early source of nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators, while songbirds shelter and build nests among the twining branches.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of nests

Noun

However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
India leads the way population-wise, but other South Asian countries, as well as Great Britain and Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand, are also cricket hotbeds.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

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