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
Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
There are flashes of utopian speculation, but the event feels more grounded than my visits to Texas and California.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Scott says these tones work beautifully across both flooring and wall surfaces, and create seamless, layered interiors that feel grounded and connected to nature.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
This shift can help kitchens feel grounded, organic, and timeless, as well as luxurious.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
There are flashes of utopian speculation, but the event feels more grounded than my visits to Texas and California.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
The launch was the first since a California Starlink launch that ended up with a second-stage failure that grounded the Falcon 9.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Scott says these tones work beautifully across both flooring and wall surfaces, and create seamless, layered interiors that feel grounded and connected to nature.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 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).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The aim is to significantly increase the power density and efficiency of water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen based on noble metal-free catalysts in comparison to current systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But there’s always next year, when an assuredly new-look Chargers team will try, try again – starting, hopefully, without all the injuries to the offensive linemen in the trenches on which so much of a team’s success is predicated.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately for fans, much of the hope that this season could turn around was predicated on the hope that Lowe could play through a shoulder injury that lingered for weeks.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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