staging ground

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Recent Examples of staging ground 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 Since then, libertarian-minded organizations have sometimes used islands as staging grounds for real-world political projects. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026 In September last year, Scotland secured a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Belarus at Zalaegerszeg near the Austrian and Slovenian borders, after a ruling by UEFA over the role of Belarus as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 Many support a deal that would neither allow Syria to be used as a staging ground for attacks against Israel nor endorse Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging ground
staging area
Noun
  • The hikers made it to Horse Camp, a popular staging area, but couldn’t find the trail and traveled down a steep, dry river canyon.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The federal officers had been using a nearby private parking lot as a staging area before the shooting, according to Friday's letter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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