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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
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 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
In 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee, the Queen opened Sandringham and its grounds, including a museum, farm, and gardens, to the public.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
As of Monday, there have been 64 school shootings in the United States this year, 27 of which took place on K-12 school grounds.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
In some cases, these are white-collar contractors, but on the Capitol grounds, these are custodial and cafeteria workers.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
These rules are set to protect public health, ensure human remains are treated respectfully and prevent disrespectful acts on cemetery grounds.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After removing the case to federal court, the state filed five motions Tuesday and Wednesday to dismiss it on grounds of prosecutorial immunity.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The longtime garden enthusiast also added an adjacent parcel to further cultivate the picturesque grounds.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 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
Green notes of bergamot and patchouli keep things fresh, while a deeper, aromatic base of musk, incense, and tonka bean grounds the lighter side.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
When two parties are aware of a major issue that diminishes an asset and do not inform the third party of that asset, that’s strong grounds for a lawsuit.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 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
In 1977, to mark her Silver Jubilee, the Queen opened Sandringham and its grounds, including a museum, farm, and gardens, to the public.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
As of Monday, there have been 64 school shootings in the United States this year, 27 of which took place on K-12 school grounds.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
In some cases, these are white-collar contractors, but on the Capitol grounds, these are custodial and cafeteria workers.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
These rules are set to protect public health, ensure human remains are treated respectfully and prevent disrespectful acts on cemetery grounds.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
After removing the case to federal court, the state filed five motions Tuesday and Wednesday to dismiss it on grounds of prosecutorial immunity.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The longtime garden enthusiast also added an adjacent parcel to further cultivate the picturesque grounds.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Baths, naps, nature, prayers, poetry, whatever grounds you, do it.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
Much has been said about Bella's plain-Jane persona, but Stewart's earnest performance vivifies the character with a plucky yet lovesick duality that also grounds the film's lofty fantasy sequences.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 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
Green notes of bergamot and patchouli keep things fresh, while a deeper, aromatic base of musk, incense, and tonka bean grounds the lighter side.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds
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Parts of the park have closed while authorities search for her, according to local station WFSB.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In June, the couple — who celebrated their 14-year wedding anniversary in February — were spotted walking down a street and through a park together in London, according to People.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hektoria rests on an ice plain, where sliding ice glides over flat sediment on the seabed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Plumbers recommend flushing a hot water heater once a year to clear out the sediment.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During the tour for the band's previous album, We, singer Feist dropped out of the lineup as the opening act, citing the accusations against Butler as the reason for her departure.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are many reasons to want to preserve or rebuild oyster reefs, researchers say.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Integrated Cloud Security Solutions and CNAPP Tools Advancements in cloud-native applications help businesses to continuously migrate their operations from on-premises and hybrid data centers to the cloud.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The reason for this striking look is the inhibitor gene which suppresses pigment deposition at the base of the hair shaft, giving the cat the shimmering effect.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to sit for a deposition Thursday morning in a lawsuit over his agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Here are the major revelations from the interview and the leading theories about Wuornos’s motives.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the workers, in the trees, stay still, the bull’s looming, drifting presence gives frozen stillness an unambiguous motive and makes moments when people shift and even leap from branch to branch terrifyingly suspenseful.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the clip, kwn points to Kehlani while Kehlani rests an arm on kwn’s shoulder.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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That argument rests on the fact that the scale includes not just category numbers and wind speeds but also notes about what kind of damage to expect from those winds.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
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Isiah Pacheco, who missed Kansas City's Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills with an MCL sprain, leads the team with just 329 rushing yards.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba leads the NFL in receiving yards.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Grounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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