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Recent Examples of in the lurch
Don’t get left out in the lurch when the weather turns tundra.
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Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 9 Dec. 2025
The bigger question is how long this standoff can continue, leaving consumers in the lurch during one of the busiest times of the year for sports.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The disagreement leaves patients like Kuhn in the lurch.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
However, if a flood actually occurs in one of these cases, homes without flood insurance may be left in the lurch.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
There are economic reasons for governments to invest more in after-school programs so that fewer families are left in the lurch.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Investors in the consumer staples sector have been grappling with a string of abrupt departures of senior executives, leaving the outlook for their stocks in the lurch.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 9 Dec. 2025
The bigger question is how long this standoff can continue, leaving consumers in the lurch during one of the busiest times of the year for sports.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The disagreement leaves patients like Kuhn in the lurch.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
However, if a flood actually occurs in one of these cases, homes without flood insurance may be left in the lurch.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
There are economic reasons for governments to invest more in after-school programs so that fewer families are left in the lurch.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Investors in the consumer staples sector have been grappling with a string of abrupt departures of senior executives, leaving the outlook for their stocks in the lurch.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in the lurch
Adjective
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Those that live along the border could die, and, in the long run, populations may be more susceptible to disease and climate change.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Eggplant is also quite susceptible to the cold, so container gardening is a great choice and gives you easy control over temperature.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The picks Memphis is receiving are a 2027 first-rounder (the most favorable between Cleveland, Minnesota and Utah), the Los Angeles Lakers’ 2027 first-rounder (top-four protected) and the Phoenix Suns’ 2031 first-rounder (unprotected), according to the source.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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When the powerless feel unprotected, fear spreads.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tech is vulnerable to a sell-off The AI theme has driven the stock market higher across the past three years.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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To make this mulch, crush broken terracotta pieces into smaller chunky shards and scatter them around snail and slug-vulnerable plants, including lettuces, hostas, or strawberries.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Both Tony and Dick are helpless children of the American Dream — one borne of the system, the other the boss’s literal son, each at the mercy of forces far greater than himself.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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Footage then showed McCray carrying her, helpless and disoriented, to a laundry room on Connecticut Street.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Overall, the artist’s work feels honest and undefended.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“In the lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20the%20lurch. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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