grounded
adjective
ground·ed
ˈgrau̇n-dəd 
: mentally and emotionally stable : admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious
remains grounded despite all the praise and attention
see also ground entry 2
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To stay grounded, Stueland practices mindfulness and prioritizes exercise.
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Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
With all this air energy, stay grounded.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Harriet Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
With all this air energy, stay grounded.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Grounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounded. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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