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
Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
October Mist is a warm, soft green with gentle, beige-greige undertones that give it a refined, grounded presence.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Kilen, who played under Vitello at Tennessee, grounded out in the top of the eighth inning.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Use an authoritative parenting style According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), using an authoritative parenting style is the best way to raise confident, secure, grounded kids.
—Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026
October Mist is a warm, soft green with gentle, beige-greige undertones that give it a refined, grounded presence.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Harrison led off with a swinging strikeout before Farr grounded out to second.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Kilen, who played under Vitello at Tennessee, grounded out in the top of the eighth inning.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 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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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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The World's Best Hospitals 2026 ranking includes hospitals from across the world and were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So many consumer industries are predicated on speed and scale, overproducing and churning through new trends at record pace — often to a destructive degree.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The success of the farm system, much like the major league roster, will be predicated on how a number of position player prospects respond to down seasons.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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