stomping grounds

NOUN

domain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

realm sphere territory

STRONG

authority bailiwick concern demesne department discipline district dominion empire estate field jurisdiction land occupation orbit power province quarter region scope slot specialty terrain turf walk wing

WEAK

home park neck of the woods

Antonyms

STRONG

sky surrender yielding

NOUN

dominion

Synonyms

STRONG

ascendancy authorization bailiwick command commission control country demesne district domain dominance domination empire enclave field government jurisdiction management power preeminence prepotency prerogative privilege property province realm regency regiment regimentation region reign rule seniority sovereignty sphere state supremacy sway terrain territory turf walk

WEAK

prepotence

Antonyms

STRONG

submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding

WEAK

outside

NOUN

jurisdiction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administration arbitration authority command commission control discretion district domination influence power prerogative purview rule scope sovereignty supervision territory zone

STRONG

area bailiwick bounds circuit compass confines dominion empire extent field hegemony inquisition judicature limits magistracy might orbit province range reach reign right say slot sphere sway turf

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impotence incapacity powerlessness submission surrender weakness yielding

NOUN

natural environment

Synonyms

WEAK

domain dwelling habitat home home turf native environment natural element natural surroundings realm

NOUN

realm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dimension domain field sphere territory world

STRONG

branch compass country department dominion empire expanse extent ground kingdom land monarchy neighborhood orbit place principality province purview radius range reach region scope state sweep turf zone

WEAK

neck of the woods

Antonyms

STRONG

sky

NOUN

territory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area colony country district enclave field land nation neighborhood province sector state street terrain zone

STRONG

belt block boundary commonwealth dominion empire expanse extent mandate quarter section sphere township tract turf walk

WEAK

exclave neck of the woods terrene

Example Sentences

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Speaking with Realtor.com about the expansion, Serhant reveals that choosing the Lone Star State as the brokerage’s new stomping grounds was “strategic.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Jeanine Pirro said in an appearance on her old stomping grounds at Fox News.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

Reams of documents, emails, photos and videos have touched almost every corridor of global power, including finance, government, the media, arts, sports, academia and the vast stomping grounds of billionaire leisure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Though Letterman didn’t return to his old stomping grounds to join the other late-night stars on Monday, his YouTube account shared a 20-minute compilation of him throwing shade at CBS throughout his “Late Show” tenure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

Lots of people thought Captain Kidd might have buried loot on the Elizabeths, well within his stomping grounds, but no one who had gone digging for treasure out here had ever found any.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

stomping grounds

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