stomping ground

noun

Definition of stomping groundnext
as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing a major part of the fun of alumni weekend is visiting the old stomping grounds

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Recent Examples of stomping ground The east side was the stomping ground of Don Hutchinson, a Democrat and the county executive at the time. — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024 For the latter, plan a trip to Forte dei Marmi, the stomping ground of wealthy Florentines, where sidewalks are paved in marble from the nearby caves of Carrara. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, the likes of Dubai and Shenzhen will become the stomping ground for new centimillionaires, the report suggests. — Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 18 Sep. 2024 Chrishell Stause says her real estate stomping ground could benefit from a boss like Ryan Serhant. — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for stomping ground
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  1. haunt
  2. stamping ground
Noun
  • While all respectable in their own right, there are additional haunts along and beyond the Front Range still serving cold ones today — and some are said to be just that, haunted.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
  • Staff are genuinely friendly, outgoing, and happy to recommend their favorite haunts in town.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of haunt
Noun
  • 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, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Greece’s banking sector has been a stamping ground for international investors since the country’s emergence from crippling bailout programs and years of economic turmoil.
    — Margot Patrick, WSJ, 9 June 2021
Definition of stamping ground

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“Stomping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomping%20ground. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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