breeding ground

noun

1. a place where animals breed or to which they return to breed.

2. an environment suitable for or fostering the development of an idea, thing, etc..

   a breeding ground for violence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breeding ground¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

In response, local authorities have begun a province-wide effort to encourage residents to eliminate standing water and reduce mosquito breeding grounds.

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This followed criticism by investors and lawmakers that such listings had become breeding grounds for scams and manipulation.

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Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.

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The president has made clear he sees top schools as hotbeds of liberal ideology and breeding grounds for anti-American sentiment.

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But it was in fact a breeding ground of artistic ferment, in which creatives grappled with what Elie calls crypto-religion, that “liminal space between belief and disbelief” that produced a wealth of thought-provoking popular art.

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