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Recent Examples of staging area
That includes hundreds of workers at the State Pier in New London, which serves as the on-shore staging area for Revolution Wind and a sister project, Sunrise Wind.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Ride shares and taxis will have a staging area in the parking lots at 10th Circle North near Charlotte Avenue.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
Fire in auto body shop But just minutes after crews arrived at the staging area for Saturday's parade, another call came in.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Of course, the island could also be used as a US staging area as part of a joint war effort with Japan should things turn hot in the region.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Ride shares and taxis will have a staging area in the parking lots at 10th Circle North near Charlotte Avenue.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
Fire in auto body shop But just minutes after crews arrived at the staging area for Saturday's parade, another call came in.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Of course, the island could also be used as a US staging area as part of a joint war effort with Japan should things turn hot in the region.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging area
Noun
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Or the Outer Space Treaty could break down and the moon could become a heavily militarized zone—even a staging ground for nuclear weapons.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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The Miccosukee Tribe was in loose talks to purchase the property and conserve it, and the state of Florida was interested in snapping up the land to use as a staging ground for hurricane supplies while agreeing to halt any future development on the rest of the site.—
Alex Harris
July 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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The Knicks were only without McBride, and Detroit was missing two key rotation pieces in centers Isaiah Stewart and Duren due to suspension.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the footage and images released by the FBI, the suspect appears to have a gun holstered near the center of his waist – an unusual position – and is seen wearing a backpack with reflective straps.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20area. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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