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newground

[ noo-ground, nyoo- ]

noun

, South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. a tract of land recently cleared for cultivation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of newground1

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25; new + ground 1
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Example Sentences

“Everything that everyone has been worried about and fearful of is happening,” said Andrea Hodos, associate director of NewGround, a nonprofit fellowship program that seeks to facilitate conversations between Muslims and Jews based on shared values.

Andrea Hodos, associate director of Los Angeles-based NewGround, another Muslim-Jewish partnership, said religion is “not the entire puzzle,” but is a piece of it and that helping people understand these things is important.

“NewGround has been working hard to listen deeply to the enormous anger and fear,” Hasan, a Muslim, said via email.

The grim events in Israel and Gaza have fueled “raw discussions” among members of another Muslim-Jewish partnership, Los Angeles-based NewGround, according to its executive director, Aziza Hasan.

Andrea Hodos, NewGround’s associate director, said she has close family in Israel and worries for Israelis taking refuge in bomb shelters.

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