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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
But when Yvonne develops troubling symptoms from a tick bite, the rural paradise fades away revealing a breeding ground for a disturbing new life.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
By nature, factory farms are breeding grounds for disease, where zoonotic pathogens that can be transmitted between animals and humans can proliferate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Meetings are breeding grounds for nonsense.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Jessica Gephart, a fisheries-science professor at the University of Washington, explained that the Saya de Malha Bank is a breeding ground for humpback and blue whales that can be injured or killed by ship collisions.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
By nature, factory farms are breeding grounds for disease, where zoonotic pathogens that can be transmitted between animals and humans can proliferate.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Meetings are breeding grounds for nonsense.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Jessica Gephart, a fisheries-science professor at the University of Washington, explained that the Saya de Malha Bank is a breeding ground for humpback and blue whales that can be injured or killed by ship collisions.
—Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeding ground
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The nursery is currently growing 4,000 seedlings for four more community plots, each an acre or two in size.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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One possible factor, the authors say, is the location of the bird’s nests.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had dominated the capital for most of the war, with the Sudanese army forced to set up a wartime hub at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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In Arkansas, a 5-year-old was killed Saturday by storms in the capital of Little Rock.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeding%20ground. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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