stamping ground
noun
\ ˈstam-piŋ
, ˈstäm-, ˈstȯm-\
, ˈstäm-, ˈstȯm-\
Definition of stamping ground
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Synonyms for stamping ground
Synonyms
hangout, haunt, purlieu, rendezvous, resort, stomping ground
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Examples of stamping ground in a Sentence
if she isn't at home, you can usually find her at the local library, her favorite stamping ground
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Thursday marked his first game at his old stamping grounds. — Los Angeles Times, "Hyun-Jin Ryu runs into big problems again as Dodgers fall to Diamondbacks," 29 Aug. 2019 Joined by New Orleans drummer Doug Belote, Woodward and Hunter play a series of gigs around Hunter’s former stamping grounds, kicking off Aug. 8 at the Mission District’s Make Out Room. — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, "Charlie Hunter, Lucy Woodward bring da funk to the Bay Area," 5 Aug. 2019 This was the stamping grounds of Samuel Newhouse, a silver mining magnate who erected the Boston and Newhouse buildings, Salt Lake City’s first skyscrapers. — James Charisma, Los Angeles Times, "A guide to Salt Lake City’s burgeoning bar scene," 3 Aug. 2019 The Pennsylvania coal capital is probably best known as the stamping ground of Andrew Carnegie, and other Gilded Age titans. — BostonGlobe.com, "Location, location, location," 18 July 2019 Catholic Europe dominates; the United States is represented by Thom Browne (Mr. Bolton’s partner) and Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte; but designers from Latin America, the pope’s old stamping ground, are dismayingly absent. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "‘Heavenly Bodies’ Brings the Fabric of Faith to the Met," 9 May 2018 Guests can learn about the 20 leafy squares in the area (the old stamping grounds of the literary Bloomsbury set) and visit the British Museum, led by a licensed Blue Badge guide. — George Hobica, latimes.com, "A bargain with that bed: Hotels often offer free admission to local attractions," 2 Apr. 2018 One of the car girls darts through the back lobby of her old stamping ground. — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, "Wide Open City/Part II: Redpants and Sugarman," 9 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stamping ground.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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