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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
  • Even as President Donald Trump recently obliterated the federal government’s support for DEI, his executive order leaves academic instruction untouched.
    Matt Beienburg, National Review, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Everyday robes should be washed regularly, following the instructions on the care tag.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 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
  • Resettlement agencies typically help refugees adjust to life in the U.S., assisting with employment, housing, and schooling.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • They were offered no schooling and allowed outside for just an hour a day.
    Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Markstrom will miss the remainder of the club’s games leading into the Four Nations break and will begin a rehab program under the tutelage of the Devils’ athlete care staff.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The dancer Holley Farmer, who inherited many of Ms. Brown’s roles during her Cunningham tenure, from 1997 to 2009, called her a supreme advocate for dancers whose tutelage had a profound impact.
    Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Amid troop shortages, Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, recently took its first steps toward mobilizing women in the war by discussing legal changes that would allow women to be conscripted for service and complete basic training.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • 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

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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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