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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 grounds
Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding grounds
Noun
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Iran also is targeting data centers with both cyber and conventional weapons, showing how important the centers have become to the economy, communications and military information security.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran has wreaked havoc on military bases, tourist centers and data centers used by America’s largest tech giants with swarms of low-cost Shahed drones that cost between $20,000 and $50,000, according to public estimates.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 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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Though big-box plant stores and global retailers have threatened to price out small nurseries in the area, Johnson said Talini’s serves a niche purpose for gardeners that has helped protect it.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The expo offers artisans, landscape architects, nurseries, local community services, food trucks, giveaways, a plant swap and fun activities for families.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The early-season tournaments or invitationals, such as Clearwater two weeks ago or the gem of this past week, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, are hotbeds for shocking upsets and surprising — and sometimes uncharacteristic — early-season thrillers.—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Breeding grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20grounds. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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