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
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Keep your fuel tank at least half-full to prevent fuel lines from freezing, and for extra fuel if you get stranded.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Seven strangers stranded in a snowstorm at Monkswell Manor all become suspects, and sleuths, when a local woman is murdered.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Some people ended up getting stranded for up to 12 hours before they were rescued.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Some older and disabled New Yorkers have been left stranded at home.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
That left the Spurs stranded in Charlotte overnight Saturday after the team waited almost two hours to try to take off without any luck, according to San Antonio media.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
The Tennessee National Guard said about 170 soldiers and airmen were assisting with recovery efforts, including helping more than 200 people stranded in vehicles and homes and providing rides to nearly 300 emergency and health care workers.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
For the second time in days, a driver ignored barricades in Pisgah National Forest and got stranded in the snow, according to officials in western North Carolina.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Keep your fuel tank at least half-full to prevent fuel lines from freezing, and for extra fuel if you get stranded.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Seven strangers stranded in a snowstorm at Monkswell Manor all become suspects, and sleuths, when a local woman is murdered.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Some people ended up getting stranded for up to 12 hours before they were rescued.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
The darkly comic horror-thriller stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as coworkers stranded on a desert island.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Some older and disabled New Yorkers have been left stranded at home.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
That left the Spurs stranded in Charlotte overnight Saturday after the team waited almost two hours to try to take off without any luck, according to San Antonio media.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
The Tennessee National Guard said about 170 soldiers and airmen were assisting with recovery efforts, including helping more than 200 people stranded in vehicles and homes and providing rides to nearly 300 emergency and health care workers.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 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
Verb
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Then her son wrecked her Acura.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Having to face Williams, who routinely wrecked the line of scrimmage against the Texans, would be a heck of a welcome back.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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When the scale is right, the room feels more grounded, more open, and far more inviting.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
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Younger audiences connect with leaders who are real, grounded and human.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Eli, who was adopted by a white woman as a child, has mostly abandoned any ties to his ethnic background.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Forensic experts testified that tiny fragments of flesh found inside William McGuire’s abandoned Nissan Maxima belonged to the victim and were not consistent with material shed by a living person.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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 8 Feb. 2026.
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