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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground (out)
  1. developed
  2. forged
  3. worked up
  4. created
  5. worked out
  6. hammered out
Verb
  • Ukraine’s military and civil society have become the experts among Western allies, while Russia and Iran have developed their own capabilities.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The organization had developed language almost twenty years earlier opposing the academic boycott of Israel, making PEN America the only PEN chapter to have a policy opposing a vital form of political expression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of developed
Verb
  • After Bruneau refused, Thelma allegedly forged her signature on the insurance paperwork following her death, Star-Telegram and WFAA reported.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • After the homicide, investigators learned that Brown’s wife forged Bruneau’s signature on the paperwork, the affidavit states.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 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
  • 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, 6 July 2026
  • Some were finely cut feathers; others, more surprisingly, were denim in various washes that created a kind of dimensional pointillist effect unlike anything else photographed on the red steps of the Palais.
    — Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • The average 8% increase worked out to approximately 62 cents more per item, according to Mickey Visit.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 July 2026
  • Gotta hand it to Odysseus — having a bunch of soldiers hide inside a giant horse to infiltrate Troy worked out beautifully.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of worked out
Verb
  • Unions and the Newsom administration hammered out new agreements, which included several provisions to help cut down on California’s employee compensation costs.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Even as the compromise was being hammered out, Carr made another significant find on a separate Related project site between the bay and Brickell Avenue.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of hammered out
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

groundlings
ground (out)
ground plan
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All