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
Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
And this show is so grounded and gritty.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
In the sixth, Chisholm walked to the plate with Aaron Judge on second base and Giancarlo Stanton on first and two outs, but Chisholm grounded out weakly to second base.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Lee describes the show as both cosmic and grounded.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
And this show is so grounded and gritty.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
The trailer showcases a project that brings a more Andor-like vibe to the franchise — more grounded and gritty than HBO’s other GoT prequel project, House of the Dragon.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
In the sixth, Chisholm walked to the plate with Aaron Judge on second base and Giancarlo Stanton on first and two outs, but Chisholm grounded out weakly to second base.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, general manager Stan Bowman will need to make a decision on a defenceman, and the most likely scenario (based on contract, asset cost and deployment by the coaching staff) sees Stecher traded or waived.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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