stamping grounds

Definition of stamping groundsnext
plural of stamping ground
as in haunts
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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haunts
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  • Part of the vicious cycle of addiction is returning to the same haunts, the same friends, and the same circumstances that spurred the spiral into drug use.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • By the early summer, most of the bass have finished spawning in the shallows and have now pushed back to deeper water to find their summer haunts.
    Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Stamping grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamping%20grounds. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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