as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
The ship, which looks like it is marooned in a tree, is one of more than a half dozen spaces that beckon to children.
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Bonnie Gross, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Together, the team and family uncover a secret hidden from the world for decades on the island where they have been marooned.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Watch them below: To make matters worse for Jan and his clones, this exoplanet they’re marooned on is not exactly the most hospitable in the galaxy due to its proximity to a massive radiation-emitting sun.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Feels like she has been marooned on an island far from all the fun parts of the show.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Bonnie Gross, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Together, the team and family uncover a secret hidden from the world for decades on the island where they have been marooned.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Watch them below: To make matters worse for Jan and his clones, this exoplanet they’re marooned on is not exactly the most hospitable in the galaxy due to its proximity to a massive radiation-emitting sun.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Feels like she has been marooned on an island far from all the fun parts of the show.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maroon
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In The History of Sound, Mescal plays Lionel Worthing, a talented singer from rural Kentucky who leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two met when Bethany was a teenager on a school trip who got stranded in Warsaw for a month when ash from an Icelandic eruption grounded planes across Europe.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nick Schrandt, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2004, is also advocating for his former interpreter stranded in a third country.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Extreme heat and drought are putting new pressures on wildlife in Arizona, even species that have adapted to desert conditions over thousands of years.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Elevated Velocity has modes for interior comfort and different kinds of travel, from hands-free relaxation to desert racing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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