staging ground

noun

: a place where something is planned or initiated

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The Pentagon has authorized the use of Naval Station Great Lakes, just outside Chicago, as a staging ground for Trump administration operations targeting undocumented immigrants, two defense officials told the Washington Post. Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon by email on Thursday for comment. Peter Aitken gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Several large parcels owned by the CTA — formerly staging grounds for the Red and Purple Line reconstruction — are now vacant. Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Immigration enforcement agents have already begun arriving at a naval base of the city that will be used as a staging ground for federal operations, Pritzker said. Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 Future missions in the Artemis program aim to create a sustained presence on the lunar surface as a staging ground for eventual crewed missions to Mars. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging ground was in 1970

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20ground. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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