as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
Leeds supporters tend to agree that the Savile chants from the away end have increased over the last five years, as the club have spent longer in the Premier League after 16 years marooned in the lower leagues between 2004 and 2020.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This talky dramedy finds the film’s three top-tier actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider marooned just off the New England coast in 1974.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The desiccation left marinas that once teemed with sailboats marooned, surrounded by sand.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Others were forced to seek shelter because of airstrikes, or were marooned on cruise ships that couldn’t sail through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The country’s labor market didn’t come to a standstill, as was the case in other countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates where the vast majority of workers are migrants who tried to leave, but for Rozen, something new and troubling was laid bare.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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During the most recent war, videos circulated online of construction workers from China who filmed themselves stranded high in the air during missile barrages, afraid and without protection.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices have risen steadily since the war began, and tankers full of crude became stranded in the Gulf, unable to safely pass through the strait to reach global distribution points.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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If the Eagles don’t fully abandon that style, Campbell could fit in nicely.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just a few years later, in the fall of 2019, mountaineer Garrett Madison abandoned an Everest expedition due to another serac causing unsafe conditions in the Khumbu Icefall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Idle oil wells cleanup Senate Bill 47 raises the cap on how much money from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund can be spent to plug and cleanup deserted oil wells, according to the California State Senate website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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There are 15 overall child care deserts out of 74 ZIP codes in Tarrant, and 40% of those deserts are considered to be chronic.—
Lina Ruiz
April 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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