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Recent Examples of adrift
Fraser stars as a down-and-out American actor adrift in Tokyo in Rental Family, which was filmed in Japan.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Stripping millions of their professions risks leaving entire communities adrift, a problem UBI cannot solve.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Frances was no longer a woman adrift.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
In 1972, Hannes (Enzo Brumm), a gangly farm boy adrift in a hedonistic haze of hormones and counterculture, stumbles upon a revelation through his contact with a love interest’s geranium.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Stripping millions of their professions risks leaving entire communities adrift, a problem UBI cannot solve.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Frances was no longer a woman adrift.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
In 1972, Hannes (Enzo Brumm), a gangly farm boy adrift in a hedonistic haze of hormones and counterculture, stumbles upon a revelation through his contact with a love interest’s geranium.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift
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Where to stay Set along an 11-mile stretch of deserted beach on Sardinia’s rugged Costa Verde, Le Dune Piscinas is framed by Europe’s tallest sand dunes, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today, the incredible deserted ruins of this once-powerful city, perched like a fortified eagle’s nest high in the mountains of southwestern Turkey, can be conquered by anyone willing to make the hike up here.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Physicists remain divided on these questions.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rothschild's rating for Coinbase falls in line with the majority of calls on Wall Street, although analysts are somewhat divided on the stock.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.—
Jimmy Camp,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Porter Hodge, for example, is now earning high-leverage opportunities after being a forgotten reliever for most of the year.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of abandoned and derelict vessels around the US pose environmental and navigational challenges.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Have the slightly disjointed performances been a product of Eddie having a spell of limited full-team training time?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even though Kansas City is ahead, the offense has looked disjointed so far tonight.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
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Feeling disconnected from a loved one?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Instead of relying on a disconnected, transactional model, Subotic built a collaborative team of financial advisors who work together to deliver cohesive, strategic advice.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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