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as in instruction
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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
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Jo Adell stranded two runners in the fourth by grounding into an inning-ending double play, and Josh Lowe was left on second base after doubling in the fifth and eighth innings.
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Doug Miller,
Oc Register,
30 June 2026
Besides the income, Kabouli said doing tatreez can be grounding, almost meditative.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
The best thing to do is to try to approach the coming weeks with a sense of grounding yourself.
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Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
After grounding out to first base in the bottom of the eighth inning, Duran made his way back to the dugout when commotion occurred.
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Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
This rug is contemporary but still grounding, merging a modern look with classic design.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2026
Amid explosive fire conditions in southern Utah, the Cottonwood fire has ballooned to more than 144 square miles, damaging a ski resort, forcing evacuations and grounding firefighting aircraft in dangerous winds.
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Ty Oneil,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In a recent interview, Jenny Bates Heaton, new Tedx speaker and a former Fortune 500 organizational development executive, shared how grounding individual and systemic decisions in authentic values can revolutionize the corporate ecosystem.
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Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Verb
The footage opens with fortress-like coastal imagery before moving into large-scale period sets, suggesting the film will have the epic scope of Hugo’s story while grounding it in a raw visual language.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Jo Adell stranded two runners in the fourth by grounding into an inning-ending double play, and Josh Lowe was left on second base after doubling in the fifth and eighth innings.
—
Doug Miller,
Oc Register,
30 June 2026
Besides the income, Kabouli said doing tatreez can be grounding, almost meditative.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
The best thing to do is to try to approach the coming weeks with a sense of grounding yourself.
—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
After grounding out to first base in the bottom of the eighth inning, Duran made his way back to the dugout when commotion occurred.
—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
This rug is contemporary but still grounding, merging a modern look with classic design.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2026
Amid explosive fire conditions in southern Utah, the Cottonwood fire has ballooned to more than 144 square miles, damaging a ski resort, forcing evacuations and grounding firefighting aircraft in dangerous winds.
—
Ty Oneil,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
In a recent interview, Jenny Bates Heaton, new Tedx speaker and a former Fortune 500 organizational development executive, shared how grounding individual and systemic decisions in authentic values can revolutionize the corporate ecosystem.
—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
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And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving.
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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.
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Recent policies that State Shield has supported include a Tennessee bill requiring the state board of education to adopt age-appropriate instruction related to communism and a Louisiana resolution encouraging economic ties with Taiwan.
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Plants need a good root system to hold onto water, and post-establishment watering instructions are important to follow.
Verb
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Those allegations were a main reason more than 1,200 colleges and universities stopped requiring SAT scores in 2020 and 2021, instead basing admission on factors like GPA, essays, and extracurriculars.
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Locked out of homebuying, Gen Z is also investing in the stock market earlier than other generations did, but many are basing decisions on social media influencers and FOMO (fear of missing out) rather than more certified picks.
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The usual Hawaiian activities are done here–hiking, sailing, snorkeling and beaching but within an almost unspoiled part of Hawaii.
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To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
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Another $10 million will pay for voter education and outreach.
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At least, there was a lot less wrecking.
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The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.
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Relocation Friction Visas, family disruption, spousal employment and schooling considerations are among the most significant practical hurdles.
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Makarim denied all charges, arguing that the prices paid were below market and that the internal evaluations were outdated and at odds with the urgent demands of schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Águas said around six or seven players in the current squad had played under his tutelage and that things had changed quite a bit with the nation’s soccer federation.
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Garza said that development will begin soon at the Yankees’ complex in the Dominican Republic, and under the tutelage of senior director of pitching Sam Briend.
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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