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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
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Feng was among hundreds of trekkers who had to evacuate after unusually high snowfall collapsed tents and covered trails on Saturday evening, leaving hikers stranded at roughly 16,400 feet (5,000 metres).
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Bundle strands of raffia and pinch in the middle.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Charmast Portable Charger There’s nothing worse than being stranded with a dead phone while traveling.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Feng was among hundreds of trekkers who had to evacuate after unusually high snowfall collapsed tents and covered trails on Saturday evening, leaving hikers stranded at roughly 16,400 feet (5,000 metres).
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
This year’s Competition strand is very strong.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Bundle strands of raffia and pinch in the middle.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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In analyzing dozens of hours of audio and video footage of public and private speaking events for McMahon’s appointees, as well as their writings, ProPublica found that a recurring theme is the desire to enable more families to leave public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Varying injuries suffered by Richard Fitts, Hunter Dobbins, Kutter Crawford and Tanner Houck leave several starters in flux entering the offseason, while rookies Connelly Early and Payton Tolle pitched well at the end of the season.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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One raid saw masked federal agents repelling from Black Hawk helicopters and wrecking an apartment building.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The wrecking-ball style is the way King played even at Longview (Texas) High, where his father was the coach, and didn’t coddle or protect his son, as Dickey remembers.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the Stranahans were very philanthropic with their land, Belt said, the Brickells, another pioneering South Florida family, owned all the land near the beach and kept it private.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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An easement approved by the Coastal Commission in 1983 requires the property to remain open for public access to the nearby beach and the lagoon, and to what later became Levy’s property.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trouble ahead Cernea’s decision to switch carriers hints at the worst-case scenario for UPS, which is that people could abandon the company.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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But it should be noted that people abandoning religion usually do so less vocally than those joining up.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Swim in a direction following the shoreline.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Designed by German designer and architect Paul Renner, the century-old Zehlendorf estate blends historical design with modern comforts and a rare stretch of private shoreline on the Waldsee.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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