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the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
- the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand
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to cause to remain behind
- he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of strand was before the 12th century
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