Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reground
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By ignoring class as a factor in its characters’ lives, Bridgerton has often sanded away much of the underlying friction between them — and done the couples’ love stories a disservice in the process.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Earlier in the season, there was a minor controversy over whether the film’s changes to the source material — making its hero less explicitly racist and less complicit in the victimization of a Chinese laborer — sanded down the tale’s rough edges.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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This experience grounds my approach in practicality, accountability, and real world outcomes rather than theory alone.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lee Yi-shan has a unique ability to ground the supernatural in the emotional reality of her characters.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Justice Department filed the affidavit to a Georgia federal court for release to the public on the order of a federal judge, who instructed government lawyers to make redactions to shield the names of nongovernmental witnesses.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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That lawsuit, which was filed in Texas, sued Watson for $1 million in damages.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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These international operations depend on bloodlines honed over generations by American breeders, law enforcement and animal welfare officials say.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Learning to Engage McMillon has an almost professorial air that’s articulate, polite and exudes competence — but his skill set was honed by long years of experience.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some scratches can be buffed out.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The tips come in various shapes and lengths and are filed and buffed before being polished.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
24 Nov. 2025
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Treat knows exactly what works for long hours, quick turnarounds, and plenty of walking, all while still looking polished enough to fit seamlessly into a travel outfit.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Set the scene Set on a leafy corner of Recoleta, close enough to the action but removed from the tourist hubbub, Sofitel is polished without being stuffy, the kind of place where everyone looks put-together even at breakfast.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Duah and Tverskov said the three-and-a-half-week training camp sharpened efforts to cash in on corner kicks and other set pieces.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Charlie’s prevailing disgust with his fellow-officers, most of whom all but openly take part in a human-trafficking operation, is sharpened when a young migrant from Mexico, named Maria, has her infant stolen while they’re being held in a detention camp.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Diners here can feast upon things like duck fat frites for brunch and espresso-rubbed steaks for dinner.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Reground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reground. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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