as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
a major part of the fun of alumni weekend is visiting the old stomping grounds
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Used as a stomping ground for many characters in street scenes as well as a proxy for London’s Covent Garden, Bath’s picture-perfect city square Abbey Green — with a 200-year-old London plane tree at its center and Abbey Deli (The Modiste Shop onscreen) — is another recognizable spot.
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Before his second summer-league stretch, Hardy reflected on his rookie acclimation, which started with a 28-point game in July 2022 a few miles from his Coronado High School (Nev.) stomping grounds.
—Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
Eventually the aristocracy were allowed to use it and more recent years, the road in west London has been a stomping ground for some of the most popular figures in British music and fashion.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
In 2011, Ebonie Ward was preparing for the grand opening of her boutique, Fly Kix ATL, a men’s clothing store in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill district that would soon become a stomping ground for high-fashion sneaker heads and up-and-coming rappers such as Kendrick Lamar and Nipsey Hussle.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022
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Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Before his second summer-league stretch, Hardy reflected on his rookie acclimation, which started with a 28-point game in July 2022 a few miles from his Coronado High School (Nev.) stomping grounds.
—Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
Eventually the aristocracy were allowed to use it and more recent years, the road in west London has been a stomping ground for some of the most popular figures in British music and fashion.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
In 2011, Ebonie Ward was preparing for the grand opening of her boutique, Fly Kix ATL, a men’s clothing store in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill district that would soon become a stomping ground for high-fashion sneaker heads and up-and-coming rappers such as Kendrick Lamar and Nipsey Hussle.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022
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