as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water
stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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Recent Examples of stranded
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Then Lee got stranded at third base as that rally died — like so many others in this 6-3 defeat.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Morejón stranded two runners after entering the game in relief of Morgan with two outs in the sixth and then worked a scoreless seventh.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Stephen Kolek labored through the first three innings for Kansas City, delivering 55 pitches and allowing six baserunners, but stranded four.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
Rescue crews with boats were responding on Tuesday afternoon to multiple counties in Indiana, where there are reports of people stranded on the roofs of homes due to the flood waters, ABC affiliate station WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, reported.
—Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Arruda stranded two in scoring position in the same frame to limit the damage, but Marshfield couldn’t rally past Shaw.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
The Marlins stranded 13 runners on the day.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
All told, that meant the women were stranded in Paris through the summer to November.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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Alex Freeland was stranded at second in the third inning and Muncy went nowhere after his second hit of the game, a fourth-inning double.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Then Lee got stranded at third base as that rally died — like so many others in this 6-3 defeat.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Morejón stranded two runners after entering the game in relief of Morgan with two outs in the sixth and then worked a scoreless seventh.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Stephen Kolek labored through the first three innings for Kansas City, delivering 55 pitches and allowing six baserunners, but stranded four.
—CBS News, 10 June 2026
Rescue crews with boats were responding on Tuesday afternoon to multiple counties in Indiana, where there are reports of people stranded on the roofs of homes due to the flood waters, ABC affiliate station WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, reported.
—Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Arruda stranded two in scoring position in the same frame to limit the damage, but Marshfield couldn’t rally past Shaw.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
The Marlins stranded 13 runners on the day.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
All told, that meant the women were stranded in Paris through the summer to November.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranded
Adjective
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Marriages among the landed and propertied involved legally binding settlements drawn up by lawyers (with no obligation to confidentiality).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Guerrero Flores returned to the prison in Aragua on murder and other convictions in 2013, when Venezuela’s crisis began and corruption, mismanagement and a drop in crude prices wrecked the oil-dependent economy.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Many of their neighbors have similarly abandoned their pumps for all but household and livestock purposes.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Police found a 15-foot U-Haul truck abandoned on private property with two dogs in the cab.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Your grounded nature helps others exhale, and steady pacing lets important tasks finish without drama or second-guessing.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Stay grounded and allow room for insight.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Despite these efforts, high tide came and went, and the whale remained beached.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Hundreds of sea turtles become beached or stranded every year from injury, disease, illness or environmental threats, the zoo says.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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