as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
But its magic can be isolating, too, by conjuring relationships that don’t exist, and marooning us within a universe where anything is real.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
During the opening marooning challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his shoulder going under a muddy net, but what actually transpired was much more involved than what aired on TV.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The show did a solid job of distilling what was a very long marooning mat chat between host and cast down to a few essential minutes, but there were a few fun moments that did not make the final edit.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The Hemingway in the piece is a comic figure—self-dramatizing, repetitive, marooned within his own monologues, and sometimes ridiculously affected.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
During the opening marooning challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his shoulder going under a muddy net, but what actually transpired was much more involved than what aired on TV.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The show did a solid job of distilling what was a very long marooning mat chat between host and cast down to a few essential minutes, but there were a few fun moments that did not make the final edit.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The Hemingway in the piece is a comic figure—self-dramatizing, repetitive, marooned within his own monologues, and sometimes ridiculously affected.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maroon
Verb
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The aspirational numbers are dazzling but many details are undefined, with much left to be decided down the road in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic impediments.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Back in 2023, The Sun claimed that Brown left the U.K. after his tour instead of meeting with police about the nightclub incident.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Trains stopped in their tracks, stranding thousands of commuters, and internet and cellular coverage became patchy.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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The dream had been realized, but St. Louis was left stranded by history.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Never desert a blaze: Refrain from leaving any fire unattended.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2025
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The feeling of perhaps uncovering a great secret, which Ruth’s face had given her for a moment in the hallway outside Thalia’s office, had deserted her.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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