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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
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2025
There would be big infrastructure changes, too — the men’s first team would be getting changed in temporary buildings at the training ground as £50million was being ploughed into improving the Carrington complex.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Most java lovers are familiar with ground coffee: roasted coffee beans that have been ground for use in a coffee machine.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
While Meyers' homes always have bright and airy kitchens and creamy colors on the walls, Young notes that the director also uses contrasting pieces like dark wood accent furniture to ground the light color palette.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The Jayhawks would go onto win 38-21, with that particular drive illustrating the dominance of Kansas’ ground game Saturday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2025
There would be big infrastructure changes, too — the men’s first team would be getting changed in temporary buildings at the training ground as £50million was being ploughed into improving the Carrington complex.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
On a world that was just ground to flour by ice sheets, and then torched by absurd levels of carbon dioxide, this was a rock-weathering fever dream.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Most java lovers are familiar with ground coffee: roasted coffee beans that have been ground for use in a coffee machine.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Polacek views wellness and technology as complementary forces, where one grounds the other.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
While Meyers' homes always have bright and airy kitchens and creamy colors on the walls, Young notes that the director also uses contrasting pieces like dark wood accent furniture to ground the light color palette.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground
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Dowdle had back-to-back outings with more than 230 scrimmage yards with Hubbard out in Weeks 5 and 6.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Hektoria rests on an ice plain, where sliding ice glides over flat sediment on the seabed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Plumbers recommend flushing a hot water heater once a year to clear out the sediment.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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What's really behind the baby bust The reasons Americans choose not to have children are hotly debated in academic circles, with many attributing America’s baby bust to shifting priorities and societal norms.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fears shot 0 of 7 from the field, scoring four points on six free-throw attempts, but tallied nine assists.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nebraska tied the game with an extra point after Missouri students rushed the field, celebrating an apparent victory.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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National Guard troops have been staging at Portland training bases for weeks while the legal case plays out, having been activated to protect federal officials and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has been the focal point of daily protests since June.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The basis of the action is that artists with accurate streaming data suffer when others have inflated figures, because their proportional share of Spotify’s royalty pool shrinks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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This World Cup, held on home soil, represents both a golden opportunity and a defining moment for Mexican football.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team excavated several key places on the site, studied cores of soil and conducted an additional LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, survey of the area.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Against this backdrop, Koreans' sentiment toward China is souring, particularly among younger generations.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The new staff at United were just getting to know each other against a backdrop of departures and cost-cutting.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Restoring degraded land offers similar payoffs.—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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