familiar ground
noun
: subjects that have often been discussed before
The book covers familiar ground.
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To observe production of a movie with a plot that goes delightfully off the rails in more ways than one, EW visited the set of Shankman's new production on familiar ground in November 2025.
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Any work that grapples seriously with the idea of redemption must also mine into darkness, and the early tracks of Hurry Up Tomorrow find the Weeknd revisiting familiar ground.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
After last week’s rather awkward tribute to TikTok, Dancing with the Stars returned to familiar ground Tuesday with its popular Disney Night.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Paris — When guests arrived for the Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday evening, several found themselves on familiar ground: a chapel built during the reign of the former French King Louis XIII, which is part of the historic Laennec headquarters of Balenciaga’s owner, Kering.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Without both, the logical choice is to retreat to safer, more familiar ground.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In turning to Holliday and SL Green for support, Adams is treading familiar ground.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Wales Bonner’s Spring 2026 menswear show felt like a slow walk on familiar ground, calm, poetic, and deeply personal.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
This is all, by now, familiar ground in Barca’s financial world.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Any work that grapples seriously with the idea of redemption must also mine into darkness, and the early tracks of Hurry Up Tomorrow find the Weeknd revisiting familiar ground.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
After last week’s rather awkward tribute to TikTok, Dancing with the Stars returned to familiar ground Tuesday with its popular Disney Night.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Paris — When guests arrived for the Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday evening, several found themselves on familiar ground: a chapel built during the reign of the former French King Louis XIII, which is part of the historic Laennec headquarters of Balenciaga’s owner, Kering.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Without both, the logical choice is to retreat to safer, more familiar ground.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In turning to Holliday and SL Green for support, Adams is treading familiar ground.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Wales Bonner’s Spring 2026 menswear show felt like a slow walk on familiar ground, calm, poetic, and deeply personal.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 25 June 2025
This is all, by now, familiar ground in Barca’s financial world.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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“Familiar ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20ground. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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