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Recent Examples of grounding
Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
With Typhoon Ragasa’s landfall in South China last week grounding hundreds of flights in the region, the air cargo capacity crunch briefly sent rates skyrocketing on the Asia-to-Europe trade lane.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Indicative of influences such as Georgia O’Keefe’s 1930s paintings and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen, Sunbaked Hues argues that sun, sand, and fire are just as worthy of a place in those design conversations alongside watery blues, floral greens, and grounding earth tones.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
These grounding colors are accompanied by Creamy, Neutral Ground, Cordovan, Reddened Earth, Secret Garden, Still Water, Hazel, and Lemon Chiffon, as well as a semi-transparent stain, Special Walnut by Minwax.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet Chaeyoung has resisted them, grounding herself in memories that took root in childhood and continuing an honest dialogue with her inner self ever since her debut.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Kershaw also made an impact with his bat, coaxing 13 pitches out of Bumgarner in the top of the fifth before grounding out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
This altar honors the equilibrium of light and dark, offering both a symbolic centerpiece and a grounding daily ritual.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Kim Kardashian, his now ex-wife, is a crucial figure in grounding West at his most untethered and comes across as the most rational figure in the film, or his life.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Fall calls for hydration that lingers, scents that feel grounding, and makeup staples that can withstand long, layered days.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
With Typhoon Ragasa’s landfall in South China last week grounding hundreds of flights in the region, the air cargo capacity crunch briefly sent rates skyrocketing on the Asia-to-Europe trade lane.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Indicative of influences such as Georgia O’Keefe’s 1930s paintings and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen, Sunbaked Hues argues that sun, sand, and fire are just as worthy of a place in those design conversations alongside watery blues, floral greens, and grounding earth tones.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
These grounding colors are accompanied by Creamy, Neutral Ground, Cordovan, Reddened Earth, Secret Garden, Still Water, Hazel, and Lemon Chiffon, as well as a semi-transparent stain, Special Walnut by Minwax.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet Chaeyoung has resisted them, grounding herself in memories that took root in childhood and continuing an honest dialogue with her inner self ever since her debut.
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Kershaw also made an impact with his bat, coaxing 13 pitches out of Bumgarner in the top of the fifth before grounding out.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
This altar honors the equilibrium of light and dark, offering both a symbolic centerpiece and a grounding daily ritual.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
Kim Kardashian, his now ex-wife, is a crucial figure in grounding West at his most untethered and comes across as the most rational figure in the film, or his life.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
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One is that basing a new party on a single foreign-policy issue is a mistake—whether the Iraq War in 2004 or Palestine now.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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With global platforms, such as Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max basing their productions in the city, Madrid has become a truly international ecosystem where national and international talent converge.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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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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Some ovens have a dehydrating setting, so consult the user manual for specific instructions.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Adjust lawncare practices such as mowing at the proper height and not over-irrigating and apply a fungicide, according to label instructions, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to serve seven days in a DUI education center and ordered to pay a $350 fine and court fees.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The law stripped teachers and most public workers of collective bargaining rights and led to wide changes in the state's education system.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 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
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After Fred VanVleet tore his ACL less than two weeks before the start of training camp, Houston started preparing for the possibility that Amen Thompson — a 6-foot-7 defensive wrecking ball — could slide into the starting point guard role.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In an unusual schooling setup, Irene was one of a group of children taught by their academic parents, including her own by then famous mother, Marie Curie.—
Andrea Richard,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, the language is thriving in its literary and music scenes, and the growth of schooling in Cymraeg.—
Robert Minhinnick,
The Dial,
2 Oct. 2025
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After a few years of operating as Cirkut, Walter left Toronto for Los Angeles and, under the tutelage of Luke and the other songwriters on the prestigious label, began creating a career for himself.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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In his first game against New York in Madison Square since being traded, Grimes indicated that Thibodeau's tutelage served as the highlight of his tenure with the team.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Two years of basic training lie in front of Bailey (who doesn't yet know what he'll be asked to do first), but the future brings an intriguing possibility: a new generation of missions to the moon, where experience in flying helicopters should be a boon for NASA's Artemis mission training cycle.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Following two years of basic training, the new candidates will be eligible for mission assignments in low-Earth orbit and on the Moon, as NASA's Artemis program works toward sending the first humans to Mars.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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