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as in instruction
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as in basing
to find a basis
you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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Recent Examples of grounding
Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2025
For grounding and emotional stability Smoky quartz is a grounding powerhouse that perfectly complements Capricorn’s earthy nature, offering equal amounts of protection and emotional stability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
One flight up, the reception room is a restrained palette of calming blues, earthy browns, and grounding greens that highlights the room’s tall ceilings and leafy outside view.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
To come back to that set was grounding.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
His work aims to restore that bond, creating spaces that are both primitive and futuristic, grounding people in the past while pointing to his vision for the future.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The dry down presents a warm embrace of sandalwood and vanilla, grounding the white floral notes in a creamy, almost addictive sweetness.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
My expression of kink involves adorning people and myself with ropes, flowers, and jewels — not just to emphasize beauty, but also as a way of grounding and connecting us back to nature.
—Bae Leche, refinery29.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Utopia transports you to the lush landscapes of Madagascar, offering a rich blend of pink pepper leaf, jasmine, and sandalwood that’s both grounding and invigorating.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2024
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Capricorn’s grounding energy supports turning your reflections into practical insights.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2025
For grounding and emotional stability Smoky quartz is a grounding powerhouse that perfectly complements Capricorn’s earthy nature, offering equal amounts of protection and emotional stability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
One flight up, the reception room is a restrained palette of calming blues, earthy browns, and grounding greens that highlights the room’s tall ceilings and leafy outside view.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
To come back to that set was grounding.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
His work aims to restore that bond, creating spaces that are both primitive and futuristic, grounding people in the past while pointing to his vision for the future.
—Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The dry down presents a warm embrace of sandalwood and vanilla, grounding the white floral notes in a creamy, almost addictive sweetness.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
My expression of kink involves adorning people and myself with ropes, flowers, and jewels — not just to emphasize beauty, but also as a way of grounding and connecting us back to nature.
—Bae Leche, refinery29.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Utopia transports you to the lush landscapes of Madagascar, offering a rich blend of pink pepper leaf, jasmine, and sandalwood that’s both grounding and invigorating.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grounding
Noun
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The instructions said the test would take 20 minutes and require a pack of lancets.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the Fort Worth Independent School District and across Texas, conversations about literacy instruction have largely focused on the early grades.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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With some Black History Month activities being scaled back by the federal government, history and education organizations are ramping up efforts to fill the void.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Project 2025 noted that the Civil Penalty Fund was created both to provide money to compensate victims of financial rip-offs and to fund programs in financial literacy and consumer education.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Critics said the move depletes the government of vital data sources on American schooling and all but decimated the agency’s research division.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Beyond New Beginnings was created to help young women, between the ages of 18 and 26, with low income housing, completion of a high school diploma, attending post-secondary schooling or full-time employment.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Since moving to Philly, numerous players have flourished under his tutelage.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Under Jessell’s tutelage, the state university was recently named one of the top 100 institutions of higher learning in the country by U.S. News & World Report.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Soldiers undergo three months of basic training before being assigned to a unit, said Lee, who came to South Korea in 2016 after swimming for six hours from the North.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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At the Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, where about half of new U.S. soldiers train for combat, basic training would be unrecognizable to a soldier of a different era.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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