Thesaurus results for GROUNDS

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noun

plural of ground

as in park

the area around and belonging to a building an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds

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as in sediment

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid strain the coffee to remove the grounds

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as in reason

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease

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grounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ground

as in predicates

to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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Recent Examples of grounds

Noun

It was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane on airport grounds, where German police safely defused the device. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026 Six decades earlier, on the same grounds, a young Muhammad Ali absorbed a famous left hook from Henry Cooper late in the fourth round, then finished the fight in the fifth when the referee stopped it because of a severe cut over Cooper’s eye. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Use of tuition aid, free school lunch programs and more could be grounds for denying applications for legal permanent residency under a new rule. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026 But a person familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment publicly said MS NOW journalists were still on the White House grounds late Friday afternoon and there was no attempt to remove them. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 It’s named after the Boynsmill House located on the distillery grounds which was built in the late 18th century along the River Burn. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 Bedroom Nightstands and Dressers Although bedrooms are meant to be restful areas, surfaces like nightstands and dressers can easily become dumping grounds for random items like water glasses, chargers, and accessories. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026 Lawyers in the Dabate case challenged the Fitbit evidence on reliability grounds, although the court upheld its admission after expert review. — Jihun Joun, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 There are trick-or-treat stations around the estate grounds, along with children's games and activities. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

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This shift grounds me in my value and elevates my networking skills instantly. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Book any balloon flight for the first morning of your stay, and if weather grounds it, that leaves some possibility of being moved to a subsequent day. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 Transportation was also the leading cause of fatal injuries among truck drivers, fishing and hunting workers, refuse collectors and grounds maintenance workers. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Anti Bast grounds saffron and warm cardamom (a fall spice rack classic) with incense absolute and amber, creating a warm, spicy scent ideal for cooler weather. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026 Pacino gives one of the most exhausted yet energetic performances in cinematic history, and Chris Sarandon grounds the whole thing in genuine pathos. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 For the owners, the ability to feel the energy of the artist in the material is what grounds the hotel in its surroundings. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Matt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants grounds out to first base in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on August 29, 2024 in Milwaukee. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 But all the while, Verma grounds this social chaos in a performance of genuine anxiety spirals, allowing the movie’s minor stakes to feel apocalyptic. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Both parks received upgraded seating, additional picnic tables and a larger picnic shelter, a news release said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
At least 100 evidence markers were seen around the park outside the Metro Center.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of park

Verb

This is a steep premium over an ordinary 13- or 14-inch portable LCD, so the value case rests entirely on the ePaper experience rather than gaming or video.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
The National Academy of Sciences in 2003, and the American Psychological Association in a 2004 review, concluded that the polygraph rests more on theater than fact.

— Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rests

Noun

Russian forces also repeatedly struck a shopping center in the southern Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, damaging retail premises and sparking fires, Ukraine’s state emergency services said.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
As the quartet’s planning proceeds, complete with a Lego model of the bank premises, Hamza’s wrangling for a larger share of the haul is relentless.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of premises

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For Frankfurt, as for Murdoch, the work of being human involves interrogating the motives and assumptions that guide our actions, asking whether our desires are truly desirable.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The victim’s name and details of a motive have not been released.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of motive

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Currently, the Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the CPI-W, or the index for urban wage earners, from July through September.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
The company currently has 230 employees, bases its research in Tel Aviv, and its operations in New York City.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026