ground (out)

verb

Definition of ground (out)next
past tense of grind (out)
as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground (out)
  1. developed
  2. forged
  3. worked up
  4. created
  5. worked out
  6. hammered out
Verb
  • The researchers also developed a technique that smoothly connects successive acoustic signals, reducing interruptions and unwanted noise as the sound-emitting location changes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The Environmental Protection Agency, whose researchers developed the index, says the testing method was designed for research and has not been validated for routine use in schools or other buildings.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of developed
Verb
  • For several decades, Republicans and Black Democrats forged alliances on state legislative and congressional redistricting plans.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Almodóvar’s decades-long body of work is a staggering history of long-term artistic relationships that have been forged, sustained, ruptured, and sometimes reconciled through cinema.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of forged
Verb
  • He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Definition of worked up
Verb
  • So the committee created a clip library, and began to grow its group of unpaid influencers.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Then a group created to save the ship, the SS United States Conservancy, bought it in 2011.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • There’s a whole methodology for opacity that people in medicine have worked out.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Sieler hopes to have the surgery late this week, but that’s still being worked out.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of worked out
Verb
  • The details would be hammered out back in Washington, the people said.
    — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Home Depot has hammered out a deal to partner with one of its hometown sports franchises.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hammered out
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“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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