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

Washington can’t stop talking about AI doom scenarios and the public backlash to data centers — but around the world, sentiment toward the fast-moving technology is much more nuanced.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The team has already constructed a working proof-of-concept that measures magnetic fields by reading the spin states of the NV centers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of centers

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Tarantula hawk wasp nests One of the primary triggers for tarantula hawk wasp aggression is encroachment into its territory.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
An insecticide dust, which comes in a squeeze bottle, is another option for stubborn nests.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nests

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division also has been offering free oaks, in addition to other native plants, at its two nurseries in San Dimas and Malibu for years.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Ignoring the Type of Mum Garden mums are sold in garden centers and nurseries in late summer and fall.

— Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of nurseries

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
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

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