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
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Rocker stranded a runner at third base to end the first inning.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Several Minnesotans are among those stranded in Mexico after security forces killed a drug cartel boss, sparking violent clashes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The all-electric vehicle service will allow riders to move anywhere within the city and help address cracks in the current public transit system that left students and others ‘stranded,’ according to the Sunnyvale City Council, which unanimously approved the service this week.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In early January, tens of thousands of travelers were stranded in the Caribbean when the Federal Aviation Administration closed the region’s airspace to American commercial flights after United States’ strikes in Venezuela.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Tragically, some deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning, as people stranded in their cars left the engines running to keep them warm, and snow piled up around them.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the Mavericks were stranded in Indianapolis after a 134-130 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, their first victory following a 10-game skid.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
While here, Williams’ house in Ohio burned down, her contract for her teaching job was canceled, and she was stranded in a new city with nowhere to live.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
Peach growers throughout the Yuba-Sutter area and Central Valley are reckoning with the fallout from Del Monte’s bankruptcy, which stranded many growers with 20-year contracts for peaches totaling more than $550 million.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Rocker stranded a runner at third base to end the first inning.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Several Minnesotans are among those stranded in Mexico after security forces killed a drug cartel boss, sparking violent clashes.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
The all-electric vehicle service will allow riders to move anywhere within the city and help address cracks in the current public transit system that left students and others ‘stranded,’ according to the Sunnyvale City Council, which unanimously approved the service this week.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In early January, tens of thousands of travelers were stranded in the Caribbean when the Federal Aviation Administration closed the region’s airspace to American commercial flights after United States’ strikes in Venezuela.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Tragically, some deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning, as people stranded in their cars left the engines running to keep them warm, and snow piled up around them.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the Mavericks were stranded in Indianapolis after a 134-130 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, their first victory following a 10-game skid.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
While here, Williams’ house in Ohio burned down, her contract for her teaching job was canceled, and she was stranded in a new city with nowhere to live.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 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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His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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The 1992 play was produced for the Paradise Factory theater in Greenwich Village, which credits Noonan for opening the space where an ice cream shop and hat factory operated before a fire wrecked the building.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Use an authoritative parenting style According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), using an authoritative parenting style is the best way to raise confident, secure, grounded kids.—
Cynthia Hanson,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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October Mist is a warm, soft green with gentle, beige-greige undertones that give it a refined, grounded presence.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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As luck would have it, with late Saturday night’s matchup against the Knicks on the line, the Houston Rockets abandoned their winning formula.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In one case, a vehicle taken from a motel and driven off in the owner’s SUV was later located abandoned near a river after drone surveillance narrowed the search area.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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