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as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
The bus driver just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town in the middle of nowhere.
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as in beach
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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Recent Examples of strand
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
The federal agency that ensures safety in the skies decided to close the airspace over El Paso for a few hours, stranding travelers.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
However, there are more and more color-adjacent products coming onto the market that help refresh and add vibrance to your strands without any risk of damaging your hair or causing hard-to-fix mistakes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Verb
In Send Help, now in theaters, Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
The federal agency that ensures safety in the skies decided to close the airspace over El Paso for a few hours, stranding travelers.
—Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
Heavy rains strand motorists in hip-high water and disrupt Kenya Airways flights overnight.
—Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
However, there are more and more color-adjacent products coming onto the market that help refresh and add vibrance to your strands without any risk of damaging your hair or causing hard-to-fix mistakes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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Late November through May is the dry season there, which means fewer rains to stir up the water—leaving it with some of the clearest visibility for snorkeling and diving all year.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Born in Finland, raised in Boston, then wrecked in Ohio, the poor woman couldn’t exist as matter anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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So last week … In Atlanta, Carson Hocevar wrecked Bell.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Malibu oceanfront corner one-bedroom suites are standouts for their floor-to-ceiling windows and posh dining areas with stellar views of the beach and the nearby pier that lights up the night sky with its kaleidoscopic Ferris wheel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the island seems as forlorn and abandoned as any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Friday’s race was a replacement for the downhill five weeks ago at Swiss resort Crans-Montana, abandoned after Vonn crashed and tore the ACL in her left knee.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For the most peaceful stretch, head to Opal Beach in Gulf Islands National Seashore, where the shoreline remains undeveloped, and the loudest sound is usually the surf.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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From beaches to bluffs, many believe their section of New York's shoreline is shrinking.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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