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Recent Examples of adrift
Hung too high or too small, art can feel adrift.
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of her relations shall elect to starve rather than forsake the stone that saved them from a life adrift.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet you’re still left adrift — not unlike Leslie, whose primal attachment to Martin is at once a comfort and a source of existential conflict.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
But the Pioneers have abruptly lost three straight again, and are now adrift near the bottom of the MAAC standings.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of her relations shall elect to starve rather than forsake the stone that saved them from a life adrift.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet you’re still left adrift — not unlike Leslie, whose primal attachment to Martin is at once a comfort and a source of existential conflict.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
But the Pioneers have abruptly lost three straight again, and are now adrift near the bottom of the MAAC standings.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift
Adjective
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Alberto Rodríguez, 73, limped with a cane down a deserted industrial street.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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In his seventh feature collaboration with Scorsese, DiCaprio will join forces with Jennifer Lawrence, with the two playing a couple stranded in a deserted, snowy European town.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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No faction is more divided than the British, however, with benign diplomat Thomas Hopkins (Billy Howle) at odds with the almost feral Army captain Orde Wingate (Aramayo), reputed father of the modern IDF.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Chicago residents remain divided on whether the technology belongs in their city.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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All those lonesome, forsaken, snuffed-out lives.—
Huda Fakhreddine
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When first performed at L.A. Opera a decade ago, the lavish production, co-produced with English National Opera, helped recover a neglected opera.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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His refusal to weaponize suffering is one of his most important — and most neglected— lessons.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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The term separation of powers has become a quaint concept from a forgotten Constitution.—
Carolyn Cavecche,
Oc Register,
22 Nov. 2025
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.—
Alyce McFadden,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan The Providence Police Department is urging drivers to stay off the road, saying that stuck and abandoned cars are causing problems and preventing the city from getting back to normal.—
Eryn Dion,
The Providence Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Lakers looked disjointed early as James, Doncic and Reaves combined on seven-for-28 shooting in the first half.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pareja was unable to bring his young squad up to the levels that were expected, with the offseason roster turnover contributing to the disjointed performances.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Other transcripts show students switching back to their own writing when AI responses felt too generic or disconnected from their argument.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The result was an explosion of Software-as-a-Service products and a sprawling, fragmented mess of disconnected data.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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