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as in stranding

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as in instruction

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verb

present participle of ground
as in basing
to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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Recent Examples of grounding
Verb
Chourio ended that inning by grounding out on an 11-pitch plate appearance. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Featuring a wide range of collaborators, including Travis Scott, Summer Walker, Trina, Quavo and more, the 21-track set finds the City Girls alum grounding a revelatory autobiography in the history and culture of her hometown. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 While tree hugging isn’t typically my thing, the experience was unexpectedly grounding and deeply calming. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 These kinds of phrases are grounding and can help contain some of that anxiety. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 According to El Shenawy, the new film will retain elements of the original’s structure and narrative approach, while grounding its dialogue, conflicts and characters firmly in the present. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 By grounding the campaign in the designer’s own routines and interests, the house also connected its growth ambitions to a long-standing principle. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Getting observational data from Thwaites’ grounding line is the next step, Rignot said. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Li tells their stories in alternating chapters, loosely grounding her narrative in historical fact and Li’s own expansive imaginative powers. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
  1. stranding
  2. instruction
  3. basing
  4. beaching
  5. education
  6. wrecking
  7. schooling
  8. tutelage
Noun
  • North Beach and North Beach Road have been temporarily closed as a result of the stranding, the National Park Service said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Similar to a person involved in a car accident, dolphins can become injured and exhausted during a stranding and should never be pushed or dragged back into the water, IFAW warned.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of stranding
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  • Believing her daughter’s life was on the line, Del Mastro followed the caller’s instructions for five hours.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Over seven full-lengths, Butler has created a multi-volume instruction manual for transcendence.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruction
Verb
  • That’s the lovely thing about basing it on a really good book.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For example, Scott Bernstein, co-founder of the environmental group Center for Neighborhood Technology, worries the agencies are basing their computer models on weather trends using only data collected from 1990 through 2024.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of basing
Noun
  • The usual Hawaiian activities are done here–hiking, sailing, snorkeling and beaching but within an almost unspoiled part of Hawaii.
    — Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of beaching
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  • The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.
    — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its eventual deployment could help the university explore how emerging aircraft fit into policing, emergency management, and engineering education.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of education
Noun
  • At least, there was a lot less wrecking.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The Ravens haven’t really had that game-wrecking pass rusher since Terrell Suggs was in his prime.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of wrecking
Noun
  • Alpha was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2014 by MacKenzie Price, who has become an outspoken critic of traditional schooling.
    — Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Avoiding the school Michelle doesn’t see a path forward at the elementary school at this point and is seriously thinking about home schooling both of her boys, and says other parents are considering the same.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of schooling
Noun
  • More than a hundred shirts line the walls, each featuring a personal letter thanking Potts for his tutelage and affirmation.
    — PJ Green October 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Moore is genuinely hilarious in the role, transforming under the tutelage of Paul Giamatti’s world-weary director character Jerry from a timid mouse into an indomitable and histrionic artist.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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