stomping ground

noun

Synonyms of stomping groundnext
: a favorite or habitual resort
also : familiar territory

Examples of stomping ground in a Sentence

The mall was their stomping ground. a major part of the fun of alumni weekend is visiting the old stomping grounds
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The Roots Picnic 2026 For the past 18 years, the Roots Picnic has served as a jubilee of the hip-hop arts, with a particular emphasis on acts from Philadelphia, the stomping ground of the musical collective. Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 The movie reps Spielberg’s return to his extra-terrestrial invasion stomping ground made popular with such tentpoles as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and War of the Worlds. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026 Our home base, or stomping ground, was Nashville because my mother worked at Tennessee State University. Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for stomping ground

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stomping ground was in 1854

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“Stomping ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomping%20ground. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

stomping ground

noun
: a favorite or frequently sought-out place
the museum became my new stomping ground
also : familiar territory
returned to the stomping grounds of my youth
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