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

The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 That’s when the north grounds of President's Park were thronged with booths, and attending crowds watched horse racing and cockfighting, according to the White House Historical Association. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Beaverbrook is home to four restaurants—the Japanese Grill is Vogue’s pick—a cinema, tennis courts, and 470 acres of grounds, with roses, daffodils, primroses and cherry blossom in abundance. — Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 The Benefits of Adding Salt to Your Coffee Adding a little salt to your coffee grounds or directly to your morning cup can improve coffee’s taste. — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026 The attorneys general of 12 states, as well as the Writers Guild of America, have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the deal on antitrust grounds. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers already compete in oncology, meaning potential regulatory scrutiny on antitrust grounds. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Even so, in my view, these allegations of misleading donors and wire fraud could be grounds for legal charges. — Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Shopping market editor Kate McGregor appreciates how the darker brown colorway grounds her mostly-white bedroom. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026 Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion. — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Proof, Not Just Theory The book grounds its argument in reporting, not abstraction. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Later this evening, however, the moon slips into the meticulous and methodical sign of Virgo, which, in turn, grounds the atmosphere. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 While most associate the company with affordable thrift stores and donation drop-offs, the organization also has provided janitorial, landscaping, grounds maintenance and food preparation services since 1982. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds

Noun

Daikin Park’s 115 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks sixth.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Expect to see everything from elk and moose to bald eagles in one of the most stunning parks in the country.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of park

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Because the work can churn up mud and sediment that can harm wildlife, the Army Corps consulted federal environmental regulators.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Large volumes of sediment and construction waste could reshape shorelines and damage coastal habitats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of sediment

Noun

And as for Amazon’s core cloud business, which has seen its own boost from post-training reinforcement learning and agent tool use, Jassy noted that 85% of global IT spending is still on-premises.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Investigators found his ashes in a brown paper bag on the floor of the funeral director’s premises more than a year after Bush handed her a little blue coffin and told her Sunny’s ashes were inside.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of premises

Noun

Scott did it 75 times in a deposition, refusing to answer questions in a lawsuit involving his former hospital company, Columbia-HCA.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Workers line each deposition hole with compressed bentonite clay blocks before inserting the copper containers.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026