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

What to do nearby Taking an afternoon away from the resort grounds to explore what the surrounding area has to offer is a great way to enrich the all-inclusive experience. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Europe spent two years interdicting on sanctions grounds and found the tool blunt. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 School grounds can serve as incubators for diseases as students can remain in close contact for several hours at a time. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026 The Kennedy Center's board has voted to credit Trump for a pending renovation project by placing his name on the building and grounds. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Following his conviction, Mladić made multiple appeals and requests for release on medical grounds. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Bonta also vowed to defend SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, a new California law that is being challenged by tech giants on First Amendment grounds. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Details of most of the deals are never made public and some of the African nations, like Ghana’s government, have defended their actions as having been taken on humanitarian grounds. — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 There is growing concern around the overlap between the krill fishery and important feeding grounds of the recovering fin whale population. — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

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 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 Anchored by a surprisingly poignant motion-capture performance from Josh Brolin, the film, for the most part, pulls off the tricky balance of delivering sensational sequences and a catharsis that grounds the unimaginable stakes. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds

Noun

He was found dead after crashing his blue Kia into a home near the park.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Down in the Keys, Dry Tortugas National Park has grappled with deteriorating historic masonry and failing dock systems, threatening the safety of tens of thousands of visitors who visit the park’s remote Fort Jefferson each year.

— Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of park

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The researchers say the ancient escarpment may have influenced river systems, sediment transport and the flooding of continental interiors long before the rapid diversification of complex life during the Cambrian explosion.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
In Athens, the finely-ground sediment called katakathi settles to the bottom, each pour heavy and dark, demanding patience and time.

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sediment

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Salesforce and other software stocks have perked up over the past month, as sentiment around the group improved for a couple of reasons, including a Reuters report on take-private talks involving HR software provider Workday .

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of reason

Noun

Some prediction market companies have received unflattering media headlines based on false premises—Kalshi doesn’t take bets directly involving war or wildfires despite substantial news coverage suggesting otherwise.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
What is sophistic is therefore to let the movement from sentience to moral status and then from moral status to legal rights happen without making visible the additional premises that are necessary at each stage.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of premises

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But according to records reviewed during a deposition of the park’s director of maintenance, state officials were allegedly unaware that maintenance workers had replaced a wheel on one of the train cars prior to their inspection.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
The exchange became a focus of Wilson’s deposition last month.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026