as in stranded
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water
the beached whale had to be helped back out to sea
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Recent Examples of beached
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The idea that someone could actually live in the studio — which from the outside looks a bit like a large beached Sausalito houseboat — was clarifying for actor Steven Lee Johnson, who plays audio engineer Charlie in the show.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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
The idea that someone could actually live in the studio — which from the outside looks a bit like a large beached Sausalito houseboat — was clarifying for actor Steven Lee Johnson, who plays audio engineer Charlie in the show.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beached
Verb
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In it, after her fisherman husband disappears at sea, Telsi takes a job as a cleaning lady on a boat moored at the local marina, guarded by a group of women.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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O’Shea noted that, while his works touches on politics, his ultimate aims aren’t moored to political parties or individual elections.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The vlogger Jordan Cheyenne, for one, wrecked her sharenting career by accidentally posting footage of herself coaching her son, who was distraught over the family’s sick puppy, to make a specific kind of sad face for YouTube.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then, one day, a construction accident while at work wrecked his teeth again.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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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Schanuel, who grounded into a double play with runners on first and third to end the eighth, lofted a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena, whose throw home was off line.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Schanuel, who grounded into a double play with runners on first and third to end the eighth, lofted a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena, whose throw home was off line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to Storyful, which received a clip of the rescue from the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, a Goldendoodle somehow ended up stranded in the middle of the river and was unable to swim to safety.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries, pipelines and export terminals.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The measure was tied up in court for many years but got final validation last year.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Things were all tied up 4-4 going into the 3rd period, but the Frost would need a big goal, and strong defense to keep the Goldeneyes at bay, and punch their ticket to the playoffs.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 1543 several Portuguese were shipwrecked on the island of Tanega, off southern Kyushu.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This reimagining of the classic tale of the white European male shipwrecked on a desert island is brave, funny, wild and spellbinding.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Beached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beached. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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