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
Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The floods occurred following thunderstorms from Tropical Storm Mario and washed out part of State Route 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, leaving multiple vehicles stranded and caught in mudslides on the road, NBC News reported, citing the California Department of Transportation.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
About 10 people were stranded for hours in their cars when the road became impassable in both directions near Jenks Lake, the San Bernardino County sheriff’s office said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Lowell and his crew wound up stranded in space three days into their mission after a short caused one of their oxygen tanks to explode.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Nearly 1,000 tourists were left stranded in Aguas Calientes, Peru, near the ancient Machu Picchu site.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Chapman got Lawrence Butler to fly out to end the inning, but the game went to extra innings when the Red Sox stranded the game-winning run at second in the bottom of the ninth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Protests over transportation concessions have left thousands of travelers stranded around Machu Picchu in recent days, according to the Cusco Chamber of Tourism.
—Jimena De La Quintana, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
In the second inning, KC stranded two baserunners with no outs.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Miami outhit the Rangers 14-4 but stranded 13 runners.
—Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The floods occurred following thunderstorms from Tropical Storm Mario and washed out part of State Route 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains, leaving multiple vehicles stranded and caught in mudslides on the road, NBC News reported, citing the California Department of Transportation.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
About 10 people were stranded for hours in their cars when the road became impassable in both directions near Jenks Lake, the San Bernardino County sheriff’s office said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Lowell and his crew wound up stranded in space three days into their mission after a short caused one of their oxygen tanks to explode.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Nearly 1,000 tourists were left stranded in Aguas Calientes, Peru, near the ancient Machu Picchu site.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Chapman got Lawrence Butler to fly out to end the inning, but the game went to extra innings when the Red Sox stranded the game-winning run at second in the bottom of the ninth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Protests over transportation concessions have left thousands of travelers stranded around Machu Picchu in recent days, according to the Cusco Chamber of Tourism.
—Jimena De La Quintana, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
In the second inning, KC stranded two baserunners with no outs.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
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America will be watching Monday night’s early game, perhaps in much the same way traffic can’t help but slow to watch two cars that have just wrecked.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The crash marks the second time a vehicle wrecked into a dentist’s office in the Kansas City metro this week.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Virgo, however, the love planet prefers simplicity, service and substance, essentially calling for a love that is more grounded.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar portrayed Peter Bash, the more grounded and level-headed half of the Franklin & Bash duo.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The findings show that nature can reclaim even the most unexpected human leftovers, turning toxic and abandoned war relics into thriving underwater ecosystems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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