Thesaurus results for GROUND (DOWN)

ground (down)

verb

Definition of ground (down)

past tense of grind (down)

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the workers are being ground down by the long work hours which leave them little time for anything else

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The president left office above water on the economy, with 48% approving and 41% disapproving — high numbers for a president whose last year was overwhelmed by the Covid pandemic.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Economic recovery, the official argued, must accompany political reform to prevent a future democratic government from being overwhelmed by debt, failing infrastructure, shortages, inflation and insecurity.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

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Some were devastated and expressed hope a new company could rescue the venture so life at sea can continue.

— Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
But Trump’s termination of electric-vehicle tax credits, for both consumers and manufacturers, has devastated the plant.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of devastated

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Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
His energy off the bench helped shift the team’s 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday when the Lakers overcame a lifeless first quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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