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Grounded and based on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grounded" instead an adjective phrase "Based on".

Grounded adjective - Resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water.

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Based on and grounded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Based on" instead an adjective "Grounded".

Nearby Words: ground, grounding

The series starts off firmly grounded in reality with some advanced technology based on things being developed in Real Life.

Source: Comic Book / Savage
Darker and Edgier: Even though it's still as lighthearted as the previous games, Second Son is much more grounded in reality, getting rid of all the monsters and mutants and changing the setting to the real city of Seattle, rather than fictional cities based on real ones.

Source: Video Game / inFAMOUS: Second Son
As with most of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley was based on a real childhood neighbor of Harper Lee, named Alfred "Son" Boleware, who after a teenage vandalism incident was grounded by his Jerkass dad well into adulthood.

Source: Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold

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