ground (out)

verb

Definition of ground (out)next
past tense of grind (out)
as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

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  1. developed
  2. forged
  3. created
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  • Hezbollah developed a powerful if opaque network of social support organizations and even a microfinance lender, finding ways to ensure its supporters retained some financial stability even as the entire Lebanese economy around them collapsed in 2019.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In these instances, external partnerships are developed with regulatory compliance in mind.
    Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of developed
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  • Despite the pushback from designers, fashion conservationists, and the public, Kardashian has forged on—and there appears to be no end in sight.
    Cazzie David, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Despite the pushback from designers, fashion conservationists, and the public, Kardashian has forged on—and there appears to be no end in sight.
    Cazzie David, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of forged
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  • For each service ticket, there’s a range of data available, including when the ticket was created and resolved, where multi-hops occurred and where the service process stalled or ran into difficulties.
    Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Five Trail is the flagship whiskey brand under Coors Spirits, created as a blend of American whiskies.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Ground (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ground%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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