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
Felysha Walker
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Turner, despite his outspoken views on climate issues, approached conservation in a far more grounded and practical way.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 May 2026
Consecutive singles by Madi Duffel and Emma Simon loaded the bases before Regan Wall grounded out to end the threat.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
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Adjective
Over time, those pieces begin to connect in a way that feels more grounded.
—Felysha Walker
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Turner, despite his outspoken views on climate issues, approached conservation in a far more grounded and practical way.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
His wheelhouse is grounded and tender, but definitely surrealist and occasionally broad.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 May 2026
Consecutive singles by Madi Duffel and Emma Simon loaded the bases before Regan Wall grounded out to end the threat.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
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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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This was based on a rule enacted last year.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Our offense has to be predicated on some of the aggressiveness on the bases.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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