the ground

noun

: the surface of the earth
An apple fell to the ground.
The flight was watched by many observers on the ground.

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In videos from the scene, police officers are seen restraining people on the ground and making arrests as dozens of people march across the bridge from Cincinnati. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 July 2025 As early as 1891, a Norwegian geologist reported deposits of a similar age along the shores of a fjord in northeastern Norway that had striations—those long grooves that form when glacial ice sandpapers the ground beneath it. Laura Poppick july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025 As soon as the snow melts—even if there’s still a little lingering on the ground—you’ll spot locals peeling off layers and heading outdoors en masse. Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025 But that information may not matter much to those on the ground who just want to see a rocket thundering high overhead after getting off the ground. Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the ground

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“The ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ground. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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