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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
Flower Pots The saucers under your flower pots will serve as a mosquito breeding ground after a few rainy days.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Residents are advised to use insect repellent, wear protective clothing, and eliminate standing water to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
The spectacle was the latest example of how high-profile celebrity trials with real-world consequences have become the perfect breeding ground for online content creators to go viral.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent AI breeding ground, crammed with hourlong mixes full of soporific dreck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Residents are advised to use insect repellent, wear protective clothing, and eliminate standing water to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
The spectacle was the latest example of how high-profile celebrity trials with real-world consequences have become the perfect breeding ground for online content creators to go viral.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 July 2025
The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent AI breeding ground, crammed with hourlong mixes full of soporific dreck.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
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Community amenities include a parking garage, a resort-style pool, pet park, fitness center with a yoga and pilates studio, resident clubhouse and co-working space.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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Although the summit is accessible by car and train, trails just beyond the visitor center can turn treacherous for anyone unfamiliar with mountain hiking.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Wallpaper is a great choice for a nursery or child’s room too.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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Powdery root hormone is available at most nurseries and home centers, and may be ordered online as well.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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Stay away from the nest for at least a day. Nests that are located in out-of-the-way spots, such as the back of your property, don’t need to be destroyed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Earlier studies found that more than 35 percent of loggerhead eggs were preyed upon within nests at Ningaloo, including 80 percent at one single rookery.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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Almost all states saw decreases, with Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin as well as the capital Washington, D.C. reporting declines of 35 percent or more.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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As Russian troops slowly clawed back most of Kursk, attacks on Sumy – and its regional capital, Sumy city – increased.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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