MAROONS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

maroons

verb

present tense third-person singular of maroon

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to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island

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Its infrastructure, which carries rich resources across vast desert terrain, leaves it an easy target for the cheaper one-way drones developed by the Houthis.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
The delay leaves unpopular Palestinian Authority leaders in place and sidesteps a potential opposition alliance, as Palestinians have not voted in a legislative election since Hamas won in 2006.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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