staging ground

noun

: a place where something is planned or initiated

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Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar: Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar: The sprawling facility hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025 Al-Udeid Air Base, a sprawling facility that hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command, was a major staging ground during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 What these shows all shared was a sense of the hearth as the staging ground for mild pranks and cute, low-stakes antics. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging ground was in 1970

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20ground. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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