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as in basing
to find a basis
you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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Recent Examples of grounding
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Hutcherson, meanwhile, is a straight-man revelation, his earnest, odd-man-out presence grounding the show’s otherwise manic energy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
Each piece features uplifting hues and playful typography, echoing Madhhappy’s distinctive identity, while grounding it in Puma’s DNA.
—Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
The dry down brings in the ebony woods and soft leather notes, grounding all that fruit into something surprisingly sophisticated.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
There was something grounding and humbling about that.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Her take on ballet barre classes blend the discipline with Pilates and yoga principles, and is designed to develop a strong, muscular physique while strengthening the core with balance, grounding and breathing techniques.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
That grounding effect is more than metaphorical.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Layers of spice mingle with papyrus to evoke antique paper, while cedar adds grounding warmth.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
The series aims to balance regional specificity with global appeal, tapping into universal questions about belief systems while grounding its narrative in distinctly Asian cultural contexts.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Hutcherson, meanwhile, is a straight-man revelation, his earnest, odd-man-out presence grounding the show’s otherwise manic energy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
Each piece features uplifting hues and playful typography, echoing Madhhappy’s distinctive identity, while grounding it in Puma’s DNA.
—Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2025
The dry down brings in the ebony woods and soft leather notes, grounding all that fruit into something surprisingly sophisticated.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
There was something grounding and humbling about that.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Her take on ballet barre classes blend the discipline with Pilates and yoga principles, and is designed to develop a strong, muscular physique while strengthening the core with balance, grounding and breathing techniques.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
That grounding effect is more than metaphorical.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Layers of spice mingle with papyrus to evoke antique paper, while cedar adds grounding warmth.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
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The stranding took place at Bigbury Beach in South Devon, about 230 miles southwest of London, according to a statement from the Devon Wildlife Trust, a local conservation charity.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Customers can tap their phones to the bag’s logo to access brand videos, authentication verification, care instructions, and personalized questionnaires.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Since 2016, the travel insurance company has created this rating, basing it off data from the Global Peace Index, Numbeo and GeoSure Global scores.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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According to the Payscale report, 63% of employers saw an increase in employees basing their salary requests on inaccurate or unverified data this year.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Jesmore said talking to his grandson about the design of the new world headquarters, which will be more open-concept for collaboration rather than individual offices, was an education.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The coaches also decided King’s wrecking-ball approach was effective.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The addresses listed in the wrecking permits border the east of the truck plant where Ford makes its iconic Super Duty trucks, Expedition SUVs and luxury Lincoln Navigators.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Milwaukee has a huge reading crisis, involving the large majority of students in all schools and all sectors of schooling in the city.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The South Florida community, the NBA community, the schooling community have been amazing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Under his tutelage, Williams became a first-team All-Pro in 2022 and strung together three straight Pro Bowl nods.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere in the book, Sioux recalls that several of her solos under Miller’s tutelage, even before the show started filming, had racial undertones to them.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The region was once dominated by slave plantations; during the two World Wars, Yemassee was best known for its train depot, which welcomed marine recruits on their way to basic training.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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When his best friend — only friend — Ray (Liam Oh) leaves the Air Force Academy and enlists in the Marines, Cameron learns about the buddy system guaranteeing that friends who enlist together can do basic training together.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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