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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
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Dramatic video captures the moment two hikers were rescued after becoming stranded on a secluded beach near one of Point Reyes National Seashore’s most dangerous hazards.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
And while their pitchers redeemed them with one of the league’s highest strand rates, their batters hit .214 with two outs and RISP, scoring a whopping 22 fewer runs than expected from their overall stats.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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Verb
Two hikers were rescued by helicopter after becoming stranded on a remote beach in California after rising tides cut off their exit route, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Dramatic video captures the moment two hikers were rescued after becoming stranded on a secluded beach near one of Point Reyes National Seashore’s most dangerous hazards.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry strand, which is full of education and networking opportunities in the Swiss lakeside town and will run Aug. 7-12.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
And while their pitchers redeemed them with one of the league’s highest strand rates, their batters hit .214 with two outs and RISP, scoring a whopping 22 fewer runs than expected from their overall stats.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
Verb
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Where are opportunities left untouched simply due to a lack of capacity?—
Scott Brighton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Enzo Maresca’s ominous words in his press conference at Cobham on Thursday left little room to avoid the conclusion that Colwill had suffered a significant injury.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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The chief said the suspect wrecked the vehicle before taking a Volkswagen from a car dealership.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Houses and sections of a port have been wrecked or swept out to sea.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
30 July 2025
Noun
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On the beach, my friend and I quickly snapped the pole together, which took about 20 seconds.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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Behind the beach, subtropical gardens bloom with palms and flame-red proteas—nurtured by Tresco’s rare microclimate.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Police found her car abandoned on the side of Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County a few days later with her keys, phone and purse inside.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Both were abandoned in the face of a challenge, and both resulted in companies staying independent and having success.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ohio is home to over a dozen islands and scenic shorelines on Lake Erie, with many of them accessible by ferry or airplane.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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