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as in stranding

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as in instruction

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verb

present participle of ground
as in basing
to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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Recent Examples of grounding
Verb
Later, Mars trines Neptune in your 4th House, making home, family, or familiar comforts especially grounding. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 The streak ended with an intentional-grounding penalty in the fourth quarter. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 However, Maikel Garcia halted the scoring chance by grounding into a double play. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 This means establishing continuous data deduplication pipelines, enriching customer profiles with real-time behavioral signals and grounding the decisioning engine in strict governance boundaries. — Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 For a studio that built its modern reputation on superb player traversal, grounding Wolverine in static, empty zones feels like a massive step backward. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 But, again, grounding yourself — my faith, my family, my kids, and the things that really matter in life can bring you back. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Alejandro Kirk hit an RBI single, and Smith capped the scoring by grounding into a one-run double play. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Greenery becomes an artful layer, softening the building and giving it a sense of (literal) grounding that tech-adulating blobitecture often lacks. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
  1. stranding
  2. instruction
  3. basing
  4. beaching
  5. education
  6. wrecking
  7. schooling
  8. tutelage
Noun
  • North Beach and North Beach Road have been temporarily closed as a result of the stranding, the National Park Service said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to a person involved in a car accident, dolphins can become injured and exhausted during a stranding and should never be pushed or dragged back into the water, IFAW warned.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
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  • According to Dutch News, neither officials in Curaçao nor the Dutch government have said where the instruction originated.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, considering the nature of the investigation and Chen’s access to children through his music instruction, sheriff’s officials said investigators want to ensure no inappropriate contact with a child has gone unreported.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruction
Verb
  • Godshalk also recommends choosing basing flowers to add complementary texture and color to the parallel plant material.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota currently leads the B-21 basing effort.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of basing
Noun
  • The usual Hawaiian activities are done here–hiking, sailing, snorkeling and beaching but within an almost unspoiled part of Hawaii.
    — Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of beaching
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  • Colleges must remember that they have been set up to provide people with an education that stretches their cognitive abilities while preparing them for whatever comes next.
    — Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Many investors have competing financial goals, such as saving for retirement, funding a child's college education, paying off student loans or buying a new home.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of education
Noun
  • At least, there was a lot less wrecking.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of wrecking
Noun
  • Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • His gotcha moment became a schooling by Klobuchar on basketball, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of schooling
Noun
  • Moore is genuinely hilarious in the role, transforming under the tutelage of Paul Giamatti’s world-weary director character Jerry from a timid mouse into an indomitable and histrionic artist.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • By extension, Kmet had received plenty of tutelage on how the Packers found their groove.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tutelage

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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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