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
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Staying grounded through the grind Eric Morman still remembers Wilson’s humility during his tenure as head football coach at North Mecklenburg.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
With all this air energy, stay grounded.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Billie Eilish embraced a preppy Miu Miu look grounded by a pair of brogues to attend the 2025 Innovator Awards in New York City on Wednesday, where the singer-songwriter was honored with the Music Innovator Award.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Staying grounded through the grind Eric Morman still remembers Wilson’s humility during his tenure as head football coach at North Mecklenburg.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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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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James had known Gjoshe for close to a decade and has retained a link by allowing the young full-back to oversee sessions at the Nigel James Elite Coaching academy, based in Wimbledon, south London.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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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,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Still, the crux of the alliance between Washington and Seoul is predicated on deterring Pyongyang’s aggression, Hegseth said, who earlier in the week visited the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
4 Nov. 2025
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But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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