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Recent Examples of marooned
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Another defeat in a miserable season left Wolverhampton Wanderers still marooned on two points at the foot of the Premier League table.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
As a tween playwright marooned on an island of his own artistry, Everett Blunck plays Griffin as both liberated by his affinity for the theater but also endlessly frustrated by other people’s dramatic failings.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Local television showed an air force helicopter rescuing three people stranded on the roof of a house marooned by floods, while navy and police used boats to transport residents.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
At the old port in Pozzuoli, boats now stand nestled in long grass, marooned on new land that has risen out of the sea.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne (Jarvis), shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
Only two communities remained marooned from access except by helicopter – Petersville in Westmoreland Parish and Ducketts in Saint James Parish, said Alvin Gayle, director general of the office of disaster preparedness and emergency management.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
On Thursday, officials in Jamaica deployed emergency crews to help clear roads and drop food and supplies into marooned communities.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
And other than strategic additions that have been added over the years to complicate gameplay, the structure has stayed largely the same for 49 seasons—16-20 strangers, assembled into warring tribes, are marooned on an island, competing for a million-dollar prize.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Another defeat in a miserable season left Wolverhampton Wanderers still marooned on two points at the foot of the Premier League table.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
As a tween playwright marooned on an island of his own artistry, Everett Blunck plays Griffin as both liberated by his affinity for the theater but also endlessly frustrated by other people’s dramatic failings.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Local television showed an air force helicopter rescuing three people stranded on the roof of a house marooned by floods, while navy and police used boats to transport residents.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
At the old port in Pozzuoli, boats now stand nestled in long grass, marooned on new land that has risen out of the sea.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne (Jarvis), shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
Only two communities remained marooned from access except by helicopter – Petersville in Westmoreland Parish and Ducketts in Saint James Parish, said Alvin Gayle, director general of the office of disaster preparedness and emergency management.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooned
Adjective
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The abandoned Westminster Mall has turned into a hotspot for vandalism since shuttering in late 2025, according to police who are attempting to raise awareness about the issue.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rogers is shopworker Polly Parrish, who gets mistakenly identified as the parent of an abandoned baby.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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So, without a landline, you're stranded.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That said, international filmmaking is in feeble shape, partly because of the jambalaya of international co-productions, partly because of the inroads of television aesthetics, and partly because of the cloistered aestheticism of self-conscious art-house cinema.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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The feeble job market may be keeping wage growth subdued, some economists point out.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The prosecutor said Chairez-Campos pumped multiple rounds into the unarmed victim’s body before making a move to flee and then returning to shoot him one more time in the head, Gennawey said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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On March 12, 2020, Newton shot and killed a 47-year-old unarmed man, Donnie Sanders, after a traffic stop near Prospect Avenue.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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New Year's bowl game upsets left several College Football Playoff favorites high and dry, and now, the semifinal opponents are set.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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It’s assumed that these robots will take over the work of employees, leaving humans high and dry—but Huang is optimistic that the tech will create new opportunities, especially for technicians.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Marooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marooned. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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