as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
if she isn't at home, you can usually find her at the local library, her favorite stamping ground
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Recent Examples of stamping ground
Key to its legacy is its terrifying ending, which sees Nicholson’s detective J.J. Gittes return to his old stamping ground of Chinatown.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 June 2024
That story began on June 23, 2018, when celebrating members of the Wild Boars soccer team entered Tham Luang, a favorite stamping ground, not realizing that the fast-approaching monsoon season was about to get an early start.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
But e-commerce is for now their main stamping ground.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2021
Each has its own strong personality, stamping ground and cat frenemies.
—Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
Once a stamping ground where rugged, able stuntmen such as Cliff made an all-American genre staple, the place is now a decaying gynocracy where hippie chicks laze about all day.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019
There’d also be a pit stop in neighboring Harpswell, a stamping ground of hers as a girl.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 June 2024
That story began on June 23, 2018, when celebrating members of the Wild Boars soccer team entered Tham Luang, a favorite stamping ground, not realizing that the fast-approaching monsoon season was about to get an early start.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
But e-commerce is for now their main stamping ground.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2021
Each has its own strong personality, stamping ground and cat frenemies.
—Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
Once a stamping ground where rugged, able stuntmen such as Cliff made an all-American genre staple, the place is now a decaying gynocracy where hippie chicks laze about all day.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 13 Dec. 2019
There’d also be a pit stop in neighboring Harpswell, a stamping ground of hers as a girl.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stamping ground
Noun
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As North Texas sees an explosion in suburban growth, the birds could be flying back to old haunts and finding sprawling neighborhoods instead of wetlands.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, our Food team, led by senior editor Danielle Dorsey, has some amazing recommendations for new favorites and old haunts that will fill your stomach and lift your spirits.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The movie reps Spielberg’s return to his extra-terrestrial invasion stomping ground made popular with such tentpoles as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and War of the Worlds.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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Our home base, or stomping ground, was Nashville because my mother worked at Tennessee State University.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Stamping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamping%20ground. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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