Thesaurus results for GROUNDS

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noun

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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

Keep in mind, if your soil is already acidic, you should be set for some blue blooms–even without an acid-boosting mix-in like coffee grounds. —

Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 Head out on a fishing charter Floridian Captain Wayne Senteno of Jax Fishing Charters knows the inshore fishing grounds and offshore hot spots in this part of Florida like the inside of his tackle box. —

Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 The government, which insists Lai is Chinese, is seeking to confiscate his assets on national security grounds. —

ABC News, 9 May 2026 According to Daniel, Betty was on life support at the time of her death — which her son said occurred in an ICU off prison grounds — and unable to communicate. —

Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 Dealing with the leftover coffee grounds, though? —

Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026 Meals, classes and grounds access are included. —

Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 Glauner is now charged with felony public indecency for lewd exposure near school grounds and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. —

Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 May 2026 After arriving in the Air Force’s care in May 2025, the plane was taken apart to ensure there were no listening or tracking devices hidden inside, a major concern of critics who objected to the gifted aircraft on security grounds. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026

Verb

Maintenance and grounds workers at Illinois State University are in the third week of a strike amid ongoing wage disputes. —

Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Robertson grounds both versions of Niall in a sad-eyed misery, with Bell stepping in and giving the character grace notes of humor that don’t always seem to fit the story. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 The inclusion of a late Neolithic female figurine fragment from North Macedonia grounds the exhibition in deep time, underscoring the persistence of these forms. —

George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 The room’s dramatic statement, Lee Jofa’s Arley wallpaper in Lagoon, echoes the natural beauty framed by the expansive windows, fostering a tranquil retreat that further grounds the cottage in the landscape. —

Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026 That detail grounds the photograph in the human perspective. —

Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026 Camping is available on the Camp Ben McCulloch grounds beneath live oaks and along Onion Creek. —

Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026 The teak base grounds the look in something that’s light and airy, but still sophisticated. —

Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026 What grounds you and your art in an era that is often trying to strip you away from your creative liberties? —

Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounds

Noun

Allen has served as the park historian for twenty-three years.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
In a joint post with the official Disney Parks Instagram account, Jason shared some sweet family snaps taken with chipmunks Chip ‘n Dale outside the Tree of Life in the Animal Kingdom park.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026