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grounding

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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
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
  • Driving instructions directives Blue Words: Brake, park, signal, turn.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • However, according to Michigan Modern, the architect didn’t send any instructions on how to build this fundamental element of the home, causing confusion.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kim said he’s been mulling legislation that could win bipartisan support and help people come together — perhaps investments in civics education or a national service program as the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Labor shortages, among other factors, are causing some hiring managers and supervisors to prioritize the weighted value of experience and skills above education.
    Terina Allen, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman who petitioned the government to preserve schooling in Tibetan and spoke to The Times about his efforts, was sentenced to prison for five years in 2018.
    Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The fighting prompted the main U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, to suspend its services, including schooling.
    Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • After graduating from Princeton in 1997, Chavez started his career at Bloomingdale’s, under the tutelage of the legendary Marvin Traub.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Simitis left parliament in 2009, but not before issuing a prescient warning that financial mismanagement would bring the country under the tutelage of the International Monetary Fund, which would impose harsh austerity.
    Demetris Nellas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By December of that year, the service saw the first seven Guardians to enlist directly into the Space Force from basic training.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • He’s been away for what feels like years (but is actually a matter of months) in basic training.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024

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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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