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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
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Guests can wander through Wednesday and Enid’s dorm, Principal Weems’ office, the biology lab, festival grounds, the halls of Nevermore Academy and cursed carnival rides.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Hence the furniture and the decorations of a house, and the condition of the house and grounds, are properly considered as index to the character of its occupants.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
At the same meeting, City Attorney Adam Cobb reportedly warned that canceling the show’s contract could expose the city to lawsuits on contractual or constitutional grounds.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Nov. 2025
If the case is decided on foreign policy grounds, the president could win.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s what guests can expect as the attraction’s monkeys, reptiles and birds get the run of the 30-acre grounds.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The scenario remains hypothetical, strongly dependent on both Stefanik winning the governorship and a determination of official misconduct or other grounds for removal pertaining to Mamdani’s actions as mayor.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The neighborhood’s first hotel, Bay View Inn, once sat on the park’s grounds, but today visitors will find plenty of opportunities for recreation across its nine acres, and a boardwalk that overlooks Biscayne Bay.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Polacek views wellness and technology as complementary forces, where one grounds the other.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Baths, naps, nature, prayers, poetry, whatever grounds you, do it.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
This opening sequence recaps the events of the first three seasons and grounds the audience in the epic’s current timeline.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The Architecture of Imagination While Green Crew grounds climate mental health in action, and CPA-NA reframes it in psychology, the Lumisphere Experience is helping people reclaim their imaginations.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
In this Mutable sign, Saturn grounds your curiosity and wonder, asking you to turn your beliefs into something tangible and reliable.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In short, Nix often grounds his feet into the turf when he's afforded a clean pocket, doesn't appear to generate much momentum, and misfires because of it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
They were only permitted onto the Roland Garros grounds on their match days, practicing across the street on the others.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
Feith wanted to keep export controls in place, on national-security grounds.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Guests can wander through Wednesday and Enid’s dorm, Principal Weems’ office, the biology lab, festival grounds, the halls of Nevermore Academy and cursed carnival rides.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Hence the furniture and the decorations of a house, and the condition of the house and grounds, are properly considered as index to the character of its occupants.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
At the same meeting, City Attorney Adam Cobb reportedly warned that canceling the show’s contract could expose the city to lawsuits on contractual or constitutional grounds.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Nov. 2025
If the case is decided on foreign policy grounds, the president could win.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
That’s what guests can expect as the attraction’s monkeys, reptiles and birds get the run of the 30-acre grounds.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The scenario remains hypothetical, strongly dependent on both Stefanik winning the governorship and a determination of official misconduct or other grounds for removal pertaining to Mamdani’s actions as mayor.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The neighborhood’s first hotel, Bay View Inn, once sat on the park’s grounds, but today visitors will find plenty of opportunities for recreation across its nine acres, and a boardwalk that overlooks Biscayne Bay.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
Developed with guidance from Hollywood, Health & Society, the series grounds its storytelling in research and lived experience to illuminate the human impact of systemic inequities in healthcare.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Polacek views wellness and technology as complementary forces, where one grounds the other.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Baths, naps, nature, prayers, poetry, whatever grounds you, do it.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
This opening sequence recaps the events of the first three seasons and grounds the audience in the epic’s current timeline.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The Architecture of Imagination While Green Crew grounds climate mental health in action, and CPA-NA reframes it in psychology, the Lumisphere Experience is helping people reclaim their imaginations.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
In this Mutable sign, Saturn grounds your curiosity and wonder, asking you to turn your beliefs into something tangible and reliable.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In short, Nix often grounds his feet into the turf when he's afforded a clean pocket, doesn't appear to generate much momentum, and misfires because of it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
They were only permitted onto the Roland Garros grounds on their match days, practicing across the street on the others.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds
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The park offers free one-day admission tickets to veterans, active-duty military and three family members through the Waves of Honor program.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stigma and barriers persist Thirty minutes away from Hillsboro, however, Reedsburg’s zoning ordinances prohibit mobile and manufactured homes outside of mobile home parks, where homeowners pay a monthly fee to rent a lot.—
Addie Costello,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Billions of barrels of oil may lie in the ancient sediments beneath the seabed, and licenses have just been approved to drill there.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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What's really behind the baby bust The reasons Americans choose not to have children are hotly debated in academic circles, with many attributing America’s baby bust to shifting priorities and societal norms.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The police set off to raid the premises.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Skaggs’ attorneys also plan to play deposition testimony of former Angels pitcher Cam Bedrosian, who testified at Kay’s 2022 criminal trial to receiving pills from Kay.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There’s no on-the-record admission of a sales motive by Tangem.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Guiteau’s motive for killing Garfield was political, though he was also believed to have struggled with mental health issues.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And while much of it rests on tradition, this dish’s combination of crispy skin and tender meat appeals to anyone who loves delicious food.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The ship now rests in two pieces around 53 miles northwest of Boulder Reef in Lake Michigan.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Green Bay turned the ball over twice and lost on a 49-yard field goal at the final gun in a 16-13 defeat at the hands of the visiting Carolina Panthers last week.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounds. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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