as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water
once his boat was grounded, all he could do was wait for the tide to come back in and raise it off the sand bar
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as in based
to find a basis
you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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Recent Examples of grounded
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
For now, The Robot Studio's fleet of humanoids will remain grounded.
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J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The deeper point is that the narrative is becoming more grounded and more commercially credible, even if a breakout year is not guaranteed.
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Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
Garrett described his sister as a devoted and grounded mother.
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Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
For now, The Robot Studio's fleet of humanoids will remain grounded.
—
J.d. Miles,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Verb
At first, the bubbles were quite grounded.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The deeper point is that the narrative is becoming more grounded and more commercially credible, even if a breakout year is not guaranteed.
—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounded
Adjective
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Marriages among the landed and propertied involved legally binding settlements drawn up by lawyers (with no obligation to confidentiality).
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.
Verb
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District officials said staffing and budget decisions are made at the school and department level by building and department leaders based on the needs of individual schools and departments.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
Verb
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Spokespeople say the deal is predicated on their agreement being codified into a bill within the next week.
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As with Jenkins above, Barlow’s deal in Philly seemed predicated on declining his option and then re-inking him as a non-Bird free agent this summer.
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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