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grounded

Definition for grounded

adjective as in punished

adjective as in rooted

Strongest matches

entrenched, fixed

Strong matches

established, firm

Weak matches

based on, deep

adjective as in shipwrecked

Strong matches

marooned, reefed, stranded, wrecked

Weak match

cast away

adjective as in stuck

Strong match

lost

Weak match

high and dry

adverb as in aground

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A titanic, multi-decade undertaking, the “Life” was grounded in the crucial years Richardson spent with Cooper and Picasso and surely counts among the most significant artist biographies of our time.

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So far, the FAA hasn’t grounded any flights for staffing reasons.

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But it is so firmly grounded in truthful and complicated detail drawn from Mr. Dunne’s actual experience that it makes its powerful moral argument without any need for grandstanding or preaching.

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“I believe so much of it is pure old-fashioned antisemitism grounded in bad information and untruths.”

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That is what ended the shutdown in 2019: A spate of sickouts by air-traffic controllers grounded flights headed to some destinations and led to major delays at airports throughout the country.

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