ground (out)

past tense of grind (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ground (out)
Verb
  • The glasses, reportedly developed under the codename Hypernova, will launch under the Ray-Ban brand.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Mara Roszak developed the RŌZ Evergreen Style Cream to use in place of traditional gels, providing light-to-medium hold with shea butter, hydrolyzed pea protein, and carnauba wax.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whether or not that path will continue to be forged without Kirk’s bravado and formidable presence, and who will officially take his place atop Turning Point remains unknown.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • There’s been a cinematic bond, the filmmaker said, that’s been forged shared by similarities between two cultures.
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the end of the photo shoot, the hunting party had worked up an appetite.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Companies worked up and down the supply chain to ensure readiness.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing about disabled people should be created without disabled people and this principle becomes even more critical when dealing with AI systems that can perpetuate or challenge existing biases.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laura Pryor, the budget center’s research director, said the latest budget agreement hammered out by Newsom and top Democrats in the Legislature will also contribute to worsening poverty.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Speer is the first to acknowledge that many of the specifics of managing fishing, shipping, and other industrial activities around these areas still need to be hammered out; this agreement is meant to be the foundation on which to do so.
    Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It’s crafted from a cotton, polyester, and spandex blend with a satin finish.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • At the heart of it all, a floating staircase—crafted with traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery—suspends between masonry and exposed studs, leading to a bright, airy interior with three wood-burning fireplaces.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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