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as in yard
grounds plural
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
grounds plural
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 basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
opposed to the notion that religious law should be used as a ground for civil law
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as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
stuck the shovel in the ground and went inside for a glass of water
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as in backdrop
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
take her picture against a blue ground in order to bring out her blue eyes
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
chopping wood with a finely ground axe
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Recent Examples of ground
Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
That project, expected to break ground this month, is going up next door at Fourth and Plum streets.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Soon, pre-ground coffees were available as well, thanks to technological advancements that allowed for long-term storage.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
After a busy yet grounded trade deadline for Brooklyn, the Nets still had a game to play Thursday night in Orlando.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
But the markets are now down, gold and silver have lost ground after a renaissance, and bitcoin seems to have evaporated.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
That project, expected to break ground this month, is going up next door at Fourth and Plum streets.
—Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Add the celery and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Soon, pre-ground coffees were available as well, thanks to technological advancements that allowed for long-term storage.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, and director Harry Lighton say this real-life biker gang was instrumental in grounding the movie.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
After a busy yet grounded trade deadline for Brooklyn, the Nets still had a game to play Thursday night in Orlando.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground
Noun
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Pickens fit right in with Dallas’ offense, setting career highs with 93 receptions for 1,429 yards and nine touchdowns en route to his first Pro Bowl appearance.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then, vacuum or wipe away any loose crumbs, grease, or other sediment or food bits stuck in the oven before starting the cycle.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the climate is influenced by the intricate balance between carbon emissions from Earth's surface and how they get trapped in sediments on the seafloor.—
Ben Mather,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are, once again, a few reasons for this.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 reason to sending rockets into space has to do with infrastructure — first, internet satellites, and now, AI data centers in orbit, Bloomberg’s Matt Levine writes.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maybe Romero was the perfect vice-captain under former head coach Ange Postecoglou because his fiery on-field persona balanced the calmness of Son Heung-min.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Drummond’s office said the state’s outside attorneys are working on a contingency basis, so no fees will be paid unless the state recovers something through a judgment or settlement.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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Surely there’s some way to pit these guys against each other, to stoke the fan bases, to brew a rivalry for the ages.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Today, the movement is remembered less for enlightenment and more for its crimes – including massive immigration fraud and a mass food poisoning in Oregon in 1984, the largest bioterror attack on American soil.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Providing ample shade and maintaining healthy soil can help prevent issues, including occasional damage from slugs and snails, root rot, and powdery mildew.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Economist and broadcaster Dr Linda Yueh set the macro backdrop, outlining how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid technological change are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Turkmenistan’s land borders are also open.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Oneida spokeswoman Bobbi Webster recalled growing up that tribal members would spend long hours working on non-tribal land within the reservation borders picking apples for 50 cents a pail.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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