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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
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Some Iraqis stranded there have opted to leave by land.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
But, despite finding success at major festivals, the curator believes Romanian cinema didn’t have a particularly great year, which is reflected in a slimmer selection at Romanian Days — in 2021, for example, 32 features played in the strand.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Verb
From there, the Dodgers held on, with Anthony Banda stranding the bases loaded in the eighth and Tanner Scott (pitching a third-straight day for the first time this season) collecting his 14th save.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Some Iraqis stranded there have opted to leave by land.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Noun
America’s Veterans: The War Within, airs on Sunday June 15th in the UK, as part of ITV’s Exposure strand.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 June 2025
But, despite finding success at major festivals, the curator believes Romanian cinema didn’t have a particularly great year, which is reflected in a slimmer selection at Romanian Days — in 2021, for example, 32 features played in the strand.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 June 2025
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Verb
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Advertisement That confluence of tricky politics has left a lot of D.C.’s political class in a bind.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
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However, LeMahieu's bat leaves plenty to be desired, his defense at second base is not the best and Chisholm is a better defender at second base than in the hot corner.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The facility had been subject to sabotage and subterfuge by Israel for many years even before these attacks–including a computer virus that wrecked the centrifuges over a decade ago.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
26 June 2025
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All three spent Wednesday warning that Mamdani would wreck New York.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The shooting occurred hours before the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup parade on the beach.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Yes, loudly take that Stanley Cup to the beach again, into the nightclubs again, to the neighbor’s house at 5 a.m. again and all down a parade that somehow topped last year’s parade.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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To add insult to injury, Pfizer abandoned its plan just a few years after the Kelo decision, just as its tax breaks were about to expire and after about $80 million of taxpayer money was spent, and the land remains a vacant lot all these years later.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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While families may choose various savings tools, abandoning Florida’s institutions over political disagreements undermines the progress made by thousands of dedicated students, faculty and staff.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Living shorelines are a type of green infrastructure technique, using native vegetation and other natural materials to stabilize shorelines against erosion while enhancing biodiversity, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Molly Duerig,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Plastic bag bans and fees could help reduce the number ending up littering shorelines by at least a quarter, according to a new analysis.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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