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 pattern references Gawthorpe Hall (the historic country house on whose grounds Burnley’s training base is located) and the lettering is based on our old programmes. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Curated by LaGuardia Design Group, the park-like grounds are adorned with mature specimen trees and dense hedging. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026 Inside the festival grounds, several attendees could be seen wearing ponchos — many purchased ahead of time in anticipation of the rain. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 31 July 2026 But, as the new documents show, that embarrassing episode constitutes separate, and sufficient, grounds for opposing Blanche’s confirmation. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 From the road trip to the festival grounds, Hertz helped turn the journey to Stateside into a memorable part of the weekend. — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 But the state appeals court earlier this year vacated that ruling on technical grounds and did not rule on the merits. — Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 29 July 2026 Beauty, wellness and fitness became early proving grounds because their products naturally fit into creators’ everyday content. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Those allegations are grounds advanced by MacInnes and have not been determined by the Full Court. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026

Verb

The butter yellow guard rails, ladder, and shelves add warmth to a space while the natural wood frame grounds the design. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds

Noun

Goodman even noted that Coors Field is not in the top five home run hitter parks by Baseball Savant’s park factor metric.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
With cars that spin at 72 mph — Universal’s fastest coaster anywhere — Hollywood Drift promises to deliver a park experience that lives up to the franchise’s name.

— Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

Definition of park

Verb

In its standard stock configuration, an 11-gram weight rests in the back with a 3-gram weight up front for maximum forgiveness and higher launch, though fitters can easily flip the weights to lower spin and create a flatter trajectory.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Nadella’s conviction on the massive investment rests on software, the backbone of Microsoft.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of rests

Noun

The states, meanwhile, are seeking additional time to obtain documents and take depositions from Paramount executives.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 July 2026
The official transcript of George Jones’ deposition was sealed, barring it from being accessed by the public.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of deposition

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Washington supplies the last motive, with CNBC framing the alliance as the sector's pushback against efforts to curb Chinese models.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The governor's office hasn't responded to a request for comment from USA TODAY about the allegations of political motives.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of motive

Verb

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bases some of its payments on hospital surveys her group designed.

— Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
In place of factory seats, Wellhouse bases its conversion around the incredibly versatile Schnierle floor rail system it's long used in other small van conversions.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026