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
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Henry Winkler has been in Hollywood for more than five decades, and there’s one thing stardom hasn’t touched — his grounded perspective on life.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Look to this set for earthy, grounded palettes.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Henry Winkler has been in Hollywood for more than five decades, and there’s one thing stardom hasn’t touched — his grounded perspective on life.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
After Otto Lopez grounded out to third, slugging catcher Agustin Ramirez represented the tying run with one out.
—Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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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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Private-label lines, many of which are made in China, refresh every few months, so retailers like Macy's and Nordstrom feel higher landed costs sooner, according to Bettadapura.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
2 July 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 WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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