breeding ground
noun
1
: the place to which animals go to breed
2
: a place or set of circumstances suitable for or favorable to growth and development
hurricane breeding grounds
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Examples of breeding ground in a Sentence
a breeding ground for seals
The Gulf of Mexico is a breeding ground for hurricanes.
The company's casual atmosphere serves as a breeding ground for innovation.
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Free Tire Disposal Event: Volusia County Mosquito Control is offering a free tire amnesty event to help reduce mosquito breeding grounds in the community.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Officials attribute the crisis to heavy rains and stagnant water, ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes and warned last month that it cannot be controlled unless residents cooperate.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For starters, you could be exposed to unfamiliar germs in crowded spaces (hello, airplane breeding ground).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
For tens of thousands of years, millions of birds have flown along the Pacific Flyway from their Arctic feeding and breeding grounds in the summer, to the forests and woodlands of North, Central and South America.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Officials attribute the crisis to heavy rains and stagnant water, ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes and warned last month that it cannot be controlled unless residents cooperate.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For starters, you could be exposed to unfamiliar germs in crowded spaces (hello, airplane breeding ground).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
For tens of thousands of years, millions of birds have flown along the Pacific Flyway from their Arctic feeding and breeding grounds in the summer, to the forests and woodlands of North, Central and South America.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20ground. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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