grounds

NOUN

estate, domain

Synonyms

STRONG

acreage area campus country district environs fields gardens habitat holding land lot premises property realm sphere spot terrace terrain territory tract zone

WEAK

real estate

Antonyms

STRONG

sky

NOUN

basis, premise

Synonyms

STRONG

account antecedent argument base bedrock call cause demonstration determinant dope evidence excuse factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure justification motive numbers occasion pretext proof rationale reason root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning wherefore why

WEAK

chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor

Antonyms

STRONG

annex discouragement hindrance

NOUN

sediment

Synonyms

STRONG

deposit dregs grouts leavings lees precipitate precipitation residue settlings

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Evans said he had spent the week walking around the grounds of SW19, watching his compatriots and taking in the atmosphere one final time as a player.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Speaking with Realtor.com about the expansion, Serhant reveals that choosing the Lone Star State as the brokerage’s new stomping grounds was “strategic.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

It cited humanitarian grounds, but offered no further explanation or details on where she was being held.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

However, as Barron’s has previously written, there are grounds to back Micron to go further.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

“There can be no justification or military grounds for refusing any further to employ what promises to be our most effective weapon,” Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz declared.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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