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as in yard
grounds plural
the area around and belonging to a building
an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds
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as in reason
grounds plural
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease
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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
opposed to the notion that religious law should be used as a ground for civil law
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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
stuck the shovel in the ground and went inside for a glass of water
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as in backdrop
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
take her picture against a blue ground in order to bring out her blue eyes
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
chopping wood with a finely ground axe
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Recent Examples of ground
J.m. Banks
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Signs of a ripe watermelon include a yellow ground spot, dull color, and a brown, shriveled stem.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
29 Nov. 2025
Soon, pre-ground coffees were available as well, thanks to technological advancements that allowed for long-term storage.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Noun
Attendees can enjoy a traditional picnic experience in Penn Valley Park or watch from inside the FIFA Fan Festival on the museum’s grounds.
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J.m. Banks
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Signs of a ripe watermelon include a yellow ground spot, dull color, and a brown, shriveled stem.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Add the celery and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
29 Nov. 2025
Soon, pre-ground coffees were available as well, thanks to technological advancements that allowed for long-term storage.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground
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The stump grindings can be piled up in the back corner of the yard to decompose over a couple of years.
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And then, in the 21st minute of Sunday’s game, after Kevin Pina split Uruguay’s wall with a 77 mph, 34-yard free kick, giving Cape Verde the lead, there was no doubt this game was going to be exciting.
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The channel entrance to Alamitos Bay has been dredged at times to help boaters navigate the harbor, and the sediment is also used to stabilize the shoreline at Peninsula Beach between 62nd Place and 72nd Place, but that project hasn’t occurred for 15 years, according to the city.
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Together, these methods help build a timeline of when each layer of sediment and the plastic trapped in it were deposited.
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There are good reasons to do so again, though as contenders acquiring young talent is not a necessity for the Pacers.
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However, Gen Zers also cited reasons for not finding such meaning.
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That might be a tall order on the field after Lionel Messi’s record-tying hat trick against Algeria led Argentina to victory on Tuesday.
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Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Malik Tillman formed a triangle on one side of the field, with Balogun, Weston McKennie and Sergiño Dest aligned on the other side.
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The 747-800 was selected as the basis of the VC-25B, the new primary plane to serve as Air Force One in 2015, during the Barack Obama administration, as the old planes were expected to exceed their service lifetime in 2017.
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The Guardians loaded the bases with two outs in the inning but Burke induced Brayan Rocchio to pop out.
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While the heroine in this novel is fictional, readers will be drawn to this mystery set during WWII about codebreaking, and a Nazi threat on American soil.
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Since the founding of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, no Olympic event has ever been held on African soil.
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After a challenging Pitti and Milan due to the high temperatures, Paris Men’s Week takes place from June 23 to 28 against the backdrop of what could be the hottest week in France’s history.
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For airboat captain Gregory Mislow, the fires created an unusual backdrop for his weekend tours.
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Martinez said the land should have never been sold to private developers because it’s included in the California State Lands Commission’s tidelands trust, which says certain land near the ocean must be available for public enjoyment.
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In Utah, federal land managers have closed public lands near the Cottonwood Fire as a precaution, and in New Mexico, forest officials closed campgrounds and trails near a wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
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“Ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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