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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
CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But close to 400 large oil and gas tankers remain stranded in the Gulf—not even counting smaller vessels and container ships, said Rohit Rathod, senior analyst with the Vortexa cargo tracking firm.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Silking is the crucial reproductive stage where hair-like strands emerge from the husk to receive pollen from the tassels, enabling kernel development.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Cade Smith gave up an RBI single to Ian Happ in the ninth but stranded two for his third save.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But close to 400 large oil and gas tankers remain stranded in the Gulf—not even counting smaller vessels and container ships, said Rohit Rathod, senior analyst with the Vortexa cargo tracking firm.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lueders eventually co-founded Few and the Proud, the band that would evolve into Convicted and finally Harm’s Way, transitioning from power violence toward brawl-ready hardcore punk, with various strands of metal thrown in from one album to the next.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Silking is the crucial reproductive stage where hair-like strands emerge from the husk to receive pollen from the tassels, enabling kernel development.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
Verb
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Moments later, the person in the video drove away, leaving the kittens behind but one man quickly stepped in.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The killer exited through the window, walked across neighborhood backyards and down the alley, leaving a trail of evidence behind him.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Trump's rocky relationship with NATO dates back to his first term, but the war with Iran has wrecked any remaining foundation, NPR's Franco Ordoñez says.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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One is a search for stability, driven by a horror of chaos and by memories of the mayhem that wrecked his childhood and banished him to the cave.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other amenities include a lakeside swimming beach and plenty of campsites.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Putin, for his part, will not abandon Hungary if Orbán falls.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Although most polls show that many Hungarians have abandoned Orban and his Fidesz party and plan to vote for change, the long-serving prime minister remains deeply popular among large parts of Hungarian society — particularly among older voters and those in the smallest settlements.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The same applies to the brilliant turquoise of Turks and Caicos’s water, extending miles beyond its shoreline like an electrified aura.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Most of the fortunate few tankers exiting the strait are taking a route close to the Iranian shoreline, after paying tolls of up to $2 million per vessel.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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