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you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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Recent Examples of grounding
Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
For people who feel overwhelmed, restorative shapes can be especially grounding.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
The rush for a couple dozen inspectors to certify hundreds of planes and helicopters before wildfire season can cause delays, temporarily grounding aircraft and cutting into contractors’ revenues.
—Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
Its boutique spa spotlights Farmaesthetics, award-winning face and body treatments that emphasize organic botanicals and grounding massage techniques.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
There is something incredibly grounding about building a product not in isolation, but in deep collaboration with the people and places that have shaped it for generations.
—Rebecca Cope, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
Many of the strongest works this year embraced spectacle while grounding it in intimacy, endurance, and emotional frequency.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Dasan Harris plated the first run of the game by grounding out to second.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Verb
But for Chun, Sint Maarten’s connection to history and heritage is deeply grounding.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
For people who feel overwhelmed, restorative shapes can be especially grounding.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
The rush for a couple dozen inspectors to certify hundreds of planes and helicopters before wildfire season can cause delays, temporarily grounding aircraft and cutting into contractors’ revenues.
—Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
Its boutique spa spotlights Farmaesthetics, award-winning face and body treatments that emphasize organic botanicals and grounding massage techniques.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
There is something incredibly grounding about building a product not in isolation, but in deep collaboration with the people and places that have shaped it for generations.
—Rebecca Cope, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
Many of the strongest works this year embraced spectacle while grounding it in intimacy, endurance, and emotional frequency.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Dasan Harris plated the first run of the game by grounding out to second.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
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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The bot gave her instructions on how to use cocaine.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Again, while that may not seem dramatically higher from current levels, the bigger takeaway is the broader basing formation attempting to resolve higher despite rising interest rates.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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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The course, which was combined with a more traditional woodworking class, was developed by the Home Builders Institute, a nonprofit that provides trade skill training and education for the building industry.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Colorado in May required companies that deploy AI systems in important areas such as employment, education, housing or banking to tell people when it’s being used to influence a decision about them.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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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
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In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.—
Time,
Time,
24 Nov. 2025
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The pair visited Ethiopia in 2019 and met with Sahle-Work Zewde, the first woman president of Ethiopia to discuss ways to help girls continue their schooling.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Indeed, the 13-year-olds who took the national test experienced the pandemic's disruption during formative elementary years of schooling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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On the road to potentially winning his first-ever NBA championship and only the third for the Knicks in franchise history, Brunson is working under the tutelage of his own dad, Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Behind Fernandez’s obsessive hitting tutelage, a young Bruins roster delivers national-best RBIs and on-base percentage.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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