maroon

verb

Definition of maroonnext
as in to leave
to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island

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Recent Examples of maroon David is especially marooned, a man of a certain generation in a culture that’s rapidly slipping into illegibility for him. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 The impetus for baseball to seize control of in-market games was accelerated by the demise of the Main Street Sports RSNs, which marooned nine MLB clubs. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 Cox, entering the game, just stood there, awkwardly marooned in foul territory. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd's List, said for the first time in 110 days ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait after effectively being marooned there since February. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maroon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maroon
  1. leave
  2. strand
  3. abandon
  4. desert
Verb
  • Jim Woolery was a dealmaker at the white-shoe law firm Cravath before leaving to run M&A at JPMorgan.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • If a client’s business looks the same six months after an engagement ends, or if the gains fade the moment the vendor leaves, that was delivery.
    — Vikas Verma, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Israel and the United Arab Emirates will begin repatriation flights Friday for hundreds stranded after the UAE suspended commercial travel following an attack aboard a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the past few months alone, thousands of travelers have been stranded by air traffic control equipment meltdowns, airline IT outages, or just plain bad weather.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of strand
Verb
  • Industry analysts note that abandoning the export ban reflects recognition that such restrictions could prove counterproductive.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • His teeth desert his mouth; his digestion revolts; his heart appears frequently to announce its forthcoming resignation.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of desert

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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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