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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 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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as in predicates
to find a basis
you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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Recent Examples of grounds
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
In video of the moment later posted on Tsirkin’s Instagram, she can be seen looking confused while standing on the White House grounds, as the gunshots can be heard going off in the background.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Sharan enlisted Joshy’s architecture practice, Naked Volume, to handle his site, which already had a small, stooping home on its grounds.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Figuring out the right concentrations of coffee grounds to keep mosquitoes away to use as a natural remedy in your garden may not be as straightforward.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The result is something closer to a working botanical permaculture garden than a resort grounds.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The senior official said the suspect never got inside the general perimeter of the White House grounds.
—Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Russia's largest airport — Moscow's Sheremetyevo — said that drone debris had fallen on its grounds without causing damage or affecting flights.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
His work grounds the supernatural in the everyday, drawn from real-world terrors.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Bee's Knees grounds you in a sense of place in a nostalgic, evocative way.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
The staff grounds the beef sirloin daily, a crucial step.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Maintenance and grounds workers at Illinois State University are in the third week of a strike amid ongoing wage disputes.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The inclusion of a late Neolithic female figurine fragment from North Macedonia grounds the exhibition in deep time, underscoring the persistence of these forms.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The room’s dramatic statement, Lee Jofa’s Arley wallpaper in Lagoon, echoes the natural beauty framed by the expansive windows, fostering a tranquil retreat that further grounds the cottage in the landscape.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
That detail grounds the photograph in the human perspective.
—Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lush grounds, multiple saltwater swimming pools, a serene spa, wonderful on-property dining, and spacious guestrooms and suites make this an all-around great pick for travelers seeking a resort-style hotel that blends playful design with Western comfort and plenty of amenities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
In video of the moment later posted on Tsirkin’s Instagram, she can be seen looking confused while standing on the White House grounds, as the gunshots can be heard going off in the background.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Sharan enlisted Joshy’s architecture practice, Naked Volume, to handle his site, which already had a small, stooping home on its grounds.
—Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2026
Figuring out the right concentrations of coffee grounds to keep mosquitoes away to use as a natural remedy in your garden may not be as straightforward.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
The result is something closer to a working botanical permaculture garden than a resort grounds.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The senior official said the suspect never got inside the general perimeter of the White House grounds.
—Alexandra Koch , Chad Pergram , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Russia's largest airport — Moscow's Sheremetyevo — said that drone debris had fallen on its grounds without causing damage or affecting flights.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Verb
But at the center of it all is Navarrette, whose fearless turn grounds the film’s shocking premise in something both heartbreaking and haunting.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
His work grounds the supernatural in the everyday, drawn from real-world terrors.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Bee's Knees grounds you in a sense of place in a nostalgic, evocative way.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
The staff grounds the beef sirloin daily, a crucial step.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Maintenance and grounds workers at Illinois State University are in the third week of a strike amid ongoing wage disputes.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The inclusion of a late Neolithic female figurine fragment from North Macedonia grounds the exhibition in deep time, underscoring the persistence of these forms.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The room’s dramatic statement, Lee Jofa’s Arley wallpaper in Lagoon, echoes the natural beauty framed by the expansive windows, fostering a tranquil retreat that further grounds the cottage in the landscape.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
That detail grounds the photograph in the human perspective.
—Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds
Noun
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The city was in court Monday to ask a judge for a temporary restraining order that would limit Brown and the park district in general from signing contracts without the larger park district board's approval.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The group had been invited to the park under the guise of getting to check out new content additions to Smugglers Run.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Researchers believe periodic flooding and river overflows helped preserve the eggs by covering them in sediment millions of years ago.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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For this reason, the tent was constructed in such a way that the crowd could see and hear the girls, but the girls could not see the crowd, a one-way mirror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Food and drink The food and beverages are reason alone to come here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Russia’s largest airport — Moscow’s Sheremetyevo — said drone debris had fallen on its premises without causing damage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Well, there's not a full Pentagon press corps even present at the Pentagon these days for a news conference like that without getting special permission to be on the premises right now.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Its equipment specializes in thin-film deposition, which is the process of coating thin-film (atomic level) layers of chemicals onto a surface, such as a silicon wafer or glass substrate.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Coleman’s deposition, meanwhile, sheds new light on the investigation and on how cocaine is moved from The Bahamas into the United States, with South Florida — particularly Miami — serving as a key transit point.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Attack being investigated as hate crime Authorities vowed to get to the bottom of the motive behind the attack.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Police have not released a specific motive for the shooting the suspect's name.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The dirty little secret most insiders either don’t realize or do not want to admit is that the entire TV eco-system rests on the shoulders of these networks.—
Ted Linhart,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The strongest case for these clinics rests on early detection.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The officer stayed nearby to watch the car and saw multiple people dressed in black clothing and ski masks run from the yard of a nearby home and enter the BMW, Pinecrest police said in a statement.—
Sofia Saric
May 24,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
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Minimize clutter and clean up leaf litter in the yard, which provides a safe haven for ant nests.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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“Grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounds. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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