Thesaurus results for GROUNDS

grounds 1 of 2

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

Its ocean boasts rich fishing grounds and critical seabed minerals. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Other properties on the Fan Fest grounds are actually rentals. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 The ruling aligned with the views of the Constitutional Court, which, in removing Yoon from office in April 2025, found that his martial law decree lacked legal grounds and failed to follow required procedures. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 The renowned landscape designer Mia Lehrer — whose other projects include SoFi Stadium — is behind the Lucas Museum’s grounds, which complement Ma Yansong’s otherworldly architecture. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026 There were a lot of prosecutions brought on extremely thin grounds. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Loose-leaf tea also utilizes larger grounds and leaf particles, which prevent the tea from deteriorating as quickly as similar bagged options. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 If conditions allow, climb to the top for sweeping coastal views, then take time to explore the surrounding grounds and learn about the area’s maritime history. — Abby Price, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 On top of that, noise and nuisance ordinances can come into play, especially late at night, giving police grounds to respond when fireworks are reported as a disturbance or hazard. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Verb

Amid a host of synthetic textures, the batá grounds the record in its spiritual reference; only the twins’ perspective changes. — Stefanie Fernández, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026 Sara Bareilles grounds the action as the everywoman at the show’s center, with Busy Philipps and Paula Pell inhabiting every hilarious corner of their outsized characters. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Their chemistry grounds every emotional turn of the film, balancing comedy, heartbreak, and tenderness with confidence and precision. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2026 But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 June 2026 Many of us have long felt that music is medicine; this book grounds that belief in concrete examples. — Juliet Izon, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Watson across from him grounds their duo with a drillmaster’s sense of duty. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026 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 The Bee's Knees grounds you in a sense of place in a nostalgic, evocative way. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds

Noun

Well, with decades of audio augmentation experience, Creative kind of knocked it out of the park with this little soundbar's SuperWide mode.

— Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
The Coloradan has reported that more than 70 people have died climbing Longs Peak since the park's inception in 1915.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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At Walhalla Glades, the carbon instead sat within silicate-rich sediment.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
The results showed that even after weeks of biological growth and sediment buildup, which heavily obscured the test targets, the system successfully identified every single weapon.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of sediment

Verb

But the White House later denied this, telling the outlet that no such approval is required or granted and that release timing rests entirely with companies.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 July 2026
In fact, nearly 80% of the the agency’s funding goes toward these collaborations to produce critical data that the entire public health system rests on.

— John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of rests

Noun

Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Surveillance cameras were also placed on the team floors of the hotel, as well as in the lobby and meeting rooms, and local media were only permitted in the team hotel for official press events, while fans were barred from the premises altogether.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of premises

Noun

The center dome is manufactured using a chemical vapor deposition process, where diamond is grown as a crystalline layer before the substrate is removed, leaving a self-supporting diamond dome.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Judge Wang found in January that Monaco was not adequately prepared for his first deposition and ordered him to sit for another in April.

— Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of deposition

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Similar motives may be powering the fast-growing market for divination, astrology and tarot reading apps.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The suspects remain unidentified, their motives are unknown and detectives are seeking any information that could assist in the investigation.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026