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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
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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. — 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
  1. stranding
  2. instruction
  3. basing
  4. beaching
  5. education
  6. wrecking
  7. schooling
  8. tutelage
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  • And since its stranding, the animal has reportedly been breathing irregularly and hardly moving.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026
  • 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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  • The files included instructions for how to make the S-300 missile system, a centerpiece of Russia’s air defenses inherited from the Soviet Union.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment your environment shifts, with a new product category, a new flavor of spam review or a new way users try to game the system, the instructions need another pass.
    — Kayode Faturoti, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of instruction
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  • The Wingman does bring along significant weight, however, basing in at 551 lb (250 kg) – much more than most camping toppers and comparable to an ultralight full-floored slide-in truck camper.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • Trade timing & outlook RDDT recently broke above the $200 level after basing over the last three months, and momentum has turned positive again with the stock reclaiming its longer-term moving average.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026
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  • 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
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  • Ellis said the county and Atlanta’s school board need that tax revenue to fund services like hospitals, courts and childhood education over the next three decades.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • But they're all connected by a love for adventure and a fascination with science—they're here to enjoy Lindblad's iconic education component that frequently sets the company apart from other expedition cruise lines.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 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
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  • Finding upscale private schooling for their children has become an issue.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Families use them to consult doctors remotely, arrange transport to distant clinics, send photos of wounds and symptoms, ask relatives for money, document abuse and reach schooling that is no longer available in person to many girls and women.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of schooling
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  • That does not require the unified Gulf foreign policy that would recreate Saudi tutelage in collective form.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • His mother, Paula (Naomie Harris), is a drug addict and Little falls under the tutelage of a drug kingpin named Juan (Mahershala Ali) and his girlfriend, Teresa (Janelle Monáe).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Definition of tutelage

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