staging area

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Recent Examples of staging area Since the staging area for firefighters, utility workers, national guard, and police was next to our house, for the next few days firefighters were able to put out flare-ups in and around our backyard. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 From there, the organization takes them to a staging area where the shells will be cured and then placed back in the shoreline. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 Seething supporters gathered near the pens’ main gate, hungry for confrontation, but men in camouflage and tactical vests whisked the two women away to a nearby staging area in a four-vehicle motorcade that slipped almost unnoticed out a side exit. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Just a few days prior to MLB’s NYC restart, the venue had served as a staging area for rescue and recovery teams, and the Mets wore caps emblazoned with the logos of the police and fire departments. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging area
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging area
Noun
  • Compared with white people, Black people and other racial minorities have historically participated far less in clinical trials — the primary staging ground for exploring the efficacy and safety of drugs.
    — Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
  • During a late afternoon this past October in Goodwood, England, at an airfield that was formerly a staging ground for the Royal Air force during World War II, a massive hangar was shrouded in mystery and redolent with a sense of anticipation.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Amid the deadlock, Hinson is making her own play for the center.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20area. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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