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
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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Southern Hemisphere humpback whales travel more than 5,000 miles to breeding grounds off Costa Rica from the Southern Ocean.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Additionally, bags of trash or open trash cans are the perfect shelter and breeding ground for flies and rodents.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Previous productions have served as breeding grounds for greats like Denzel Washington, Billy Dee Williams, Keith David and Laurence Fishburne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
In the immediate aftermath, floodwaters provide the ideal breeding ground for insects carrying infectious diseases, as well as water supply contamination.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Additionally, bags of trash or open trash cans are the perfect shelter and breeding ground for flies and rodents.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 May 2025
Previous productions have served as breeding grounds for greats like Denzel Washington, Billy Dee Williams, Keith David and Laurence Fishburne.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
In the immediate aftermath, floodwaters provide the ideal breeding ground for insects carrying infectious diseases, as well as water supply contamination.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breeding ground
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“Breeding ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeding%20ground. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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