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Recent Examples of staging ground
Support is defined by the 200-day moving average, near $112, which served as the staging ground for this rally.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Belarus was a staging ground for Moscow’s attack, and Mr. Lukashenko remains an ardent ally of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
What to Know Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
The trial became a staging ground for an effort that would permeate his presidential campaign and first weeks in office: vilification of judges who cross Mr. Trump.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Belarus was a staging ground for Moscow’s attack, and Mr. Lukashenko remains an ardent ally of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
What to Know Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
The trial became a staging ground for an effort that would permeate his presidential campaign and first weeks in office: vilification of judges who cross Mr. Trump.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging ground
staging area
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The United States appears to have rotated its bomber fleet to the Western Pacific Ocean by deploying aircraft to Guam, a strategic hub that serves as a staging area for projecting power.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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The week before, my brother and I had to pitch a tent in the back yard for sleeping because our bedrooms had been turned into staging areas for the caterer.—
Lian Dolan,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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