as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water
stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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Recent Examples of stranded
Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The strait’s closure has stranded tankers and caused energy prices to spike, threatening global economic growth.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The train was left stranded in the station for more than 15 minutes.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The passengers, all Bahamian adults, were stranded at sea for roughly five hours, according to one of the survivors, Olympia Outten.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 May 2026
China is a major importer of Iranian oil and a number of vessels connected to the country have become stranded in the Middle East as a result of the Iran war and its impact on global shipping.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Hapag-Lloyd currently has four of its vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf, Jansen said, with two of its vessels managing to exit since the conflict started on February 28.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Peralta stranded a runner at third base after taking over for Waldron with two outs in the fourth and worked 2⅓ scoreless innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Investigators say the hiker became stranded after getting lost in the Sampson Mountain Wilderness section of Cherokee National Forest, which adjoins national forests in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Verb
The order stranded them indefinitely, sometimes in life-threatening conditions.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The strait’s closure has stranded tankers and caused energy prices to spike, threatening global economic growth.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The train was left stranded in the station for more than 15 minutes.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
The passengers, all Bahamian adults, were stranded at sea for roughly five hours, according to one of the survivors, Olympia Outten.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 May 2026
China is a major importer of Iranian oil and a number of vessels connected to the country have become stranded in the Middle East as a result of the Iran war and its impact on global shipping.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Hapag-Lloyd currently has four of its vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf, Jansen said, with two of its vessels managing to exit since the conflict started on February 28.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Peralta stranded a runner at third base after taking over for Waldron with two outs in the fourth and worked 2⅓ scoreless innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Investigators say the hiker became stranded after getting lost in the Sampson Mountain Wilderness section of Cherokee National Forest, which adjoins national forests in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranded
Adjective
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Marriages among the landed and propertied involved legally binding settlements drawn up by lawyers (with no obligation to confidentiality).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Then, in October, the pace picked up; over just a few days, a series of explosions wrecked a police monument in Chicago, the Marin County Hall of Justice, a Queens courthouse, and the Harvard Center for International Affairs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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However, Liverpool options in that area will be bolstered this summer by the arrival of £60m French defender Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes, while Italian centre-back Giovanni Leoni is returning to fitness after a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury wrecked his debut season on Merseyside.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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While Mercury in Taurus keeps things practical, grounded and straightforward, its awkward interactions with Saturn in Aries and Venus in Gemini could suggest that not everyone is operating on the same wavelength.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Garrett described his sister as a devoted and grounded mother.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The Ligue 1 clash between FC Nantes and Toulouse FC was abruptly abandoned.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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But, as the Shale Revolution gained steam, all of those import facilities were either abandoned or converted to exports and have been joined by dozens of competing terminals.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Despite these efforts, high tide came and went, and the whale remained beached.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Hundreds of sea turtles become beached or stranded every year from injury, disease, illness or environmental threats, the zoo says.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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