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
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
To stay grounded, Stueland practices mindfulness and prioritizes exercise.
—Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The complaint also notes that the plane, built in 1991, had recently undergone extensive maintenance after being grounded for six weeks in San Antonio.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Soft Focus, on the other hand, is more grounded and enigmatic.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
To stay grounded, Stueland practices mindfulness and prioritizes exercise.
—Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
In response, rival FedEx also grounded its fleet of 28 MD-11s out of caution.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The complaint also notes that the plane, built in 1991, had recently undergone extensive maintenance after being grounded for six weeks in San Antonio.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
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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
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James had known Gjoshe for close to a decade and has retained a link by allowing the young full-back to oversee sessions at the Nigel James Elite Coaching academy, based in Wimbledon, south London.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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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,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the crux of the alliance between Washington and Seoul is predicated on deterring Pyongyang’s aggression, Hegseth said, who earlier in the week visited the Demilitarized Zone on the border with North Korea.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
4 Nov. 2025
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But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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