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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
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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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
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Carefully read and follow all instructions to improve your odds of qualifying for the grant.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, mail-in paper applications and instructions for using them are available at the state’s Department of Human Services website.Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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The user's photo accompanying the account was one of Mangione, and a description on their page referenced Mangione's education at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as his age.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Focus on retention, education, activation, new tech and rewarding your people to start the next year with momentum, not hesitation.Yogesh Shah, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In particular, Latinos must have equitable and unrestricted access to quality early childhood education, K-12 schooling, and higher education.Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Also at risk is a rule change adopted in May that opened the Affordable Care Act in 2025 to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children but have been eligible for benefits like schooling since the creation in 2012 of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.Christopher O'Donnell, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Under the tutelage of Roach and a veteran defensive line, Keeley’s development trajectory seems strong.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Regardless, Mason plans to carry the lessons he’s learned from his hoop days, playing with memorable teammates and under the tutelage of a famed coach.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Every battle scene, basic training montage, or sequence of R&R has a secondhand quality, as if they were hastily cobbled together from memories of other war films.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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This adaptation wouldn’t require the heavy computational power that’s needed for basic training, since the CNN would be adding only a few images at a time to its data set.Cary Champlin, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2017
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“Grounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grounding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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