as in leaving
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of marooning
That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech’s adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Even as the contestants arrive to begin the season, an important rowing portion of today's marooning challenge remains up in the air due to tumultuous swells.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Its winds, rain and storm surge damaged tens of thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and roads, marooning entire communities and leaving countless people with no electricity and in need of safe shelter.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Hina won the marooning challenge, which led to Uli sending Rizo and Kele sending Alex to compete in another challenge for supplies.
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Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Even as the contestants arrive to begin the season, an important rowing portion of today's marooning challenge remains up in the air due to tumultuous swells.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Its winds, rain and storm surge damaged tens of thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and roads, marooning entire communities and leaving countless people with no electricity and in need of safe shelter.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Hina won the marooning challenge, which led to Uli sending Rizo and Kele sending Alex to compete in another challenge for supplies.
—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooning
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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The 'new normal' The threats facing high-profile events in 2026 differ from those held in recent decades as technology has quickly evolved, experts said, leaving law enforcement agencies working to catch up.
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San Francisco went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, leaving the bases loaded in the fifth and stranding two runners in scoring position in the seventh and one in the eighth.
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Lindor went 0-for-5 in his return and grounded out so quickly to end the seventh inning, stranding a runner at third base, that fans didn’t even get to finish singing along to his walk-up song.
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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Driven by a growing panic over fast-evolving Chinese tech competitors, the old-world rivals are abandoning the tradition of corporate secrecy.
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The best way to combat mosquitoes is by interrupting their life cycle, consistently dumping out containers, refreshing water in birdbaths, and adding Mosquito Dunks to wet areas that can't be easily drained.
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The first signs were his dramatic overreaction to the girls dumping Gabe.
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“Marooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marooning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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