as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of those who are stuck have been forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, while others are marooned on cruise ships, which currently can't sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Some of those who are stuck have been forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, while others are marooned on cruise ships, which currently can't sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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While many leave college intending to return, few ultimately do.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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United States Central Command later said the measures would apply only to ships entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal zones.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Around 187 tankers carrying roughly 170 million barrels of crude are stranded inside the Gulf, which will take more than two weeks to clear at the current, post-ceasefire pace, and there are few signs of empty tankers entering the region to load fresh cargoes.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 20,000 Indian crew members were stranded in the region, Milind Kandalgaonkar, general secretary of the National Union of Seafarers of India, said in a letter to India’s national shipping board.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Putin, for his part, will not abandon Hungary if Orbán falls.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Although most polls show that many Hungarians have abandoned Orban and his Fidesz party and plan to vote for change, the long-serving prime minister remains deeply popular among large parts of Hungarian society — particularly among older voters and those in the smallest settlements.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For 80 years the lighthouse sat deserted.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Albuquerque’s fleet had been struck by famine, and many of his men had deserted him.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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