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
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Ships have been left stranded and vast expanses of sand are visible where water once flowed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
This prevents planes and workers from being stranded in the wrong city, which can trigger cascading disruptions across the network.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Never be left stranded with a dead or low battery phone, AirPods, or smart watch again.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The film, directed by Chang Jung-chi and produced by Rachel Chen, revolves around an attempt to rescue people stranded on a skyscraper following an earthquake.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
This incident comes nearly eight months after two American astronauts returned home after they were stranded in space for nine months.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Louis Varland’s fifth time facing the Dodgers this series stranded a pair of base runners.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
But here, stranded alongside Bradley Cooper (who has the same deer-in-headlights look), she’s completely lost as a Depression-era woman who goes mad after losing a child and directs her fury at a woman who had an illegitimate son with her husband years earlier.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Ships have been left stranded and vast expanses of sand are visible where water once flowed.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
This prevents planes and workers from being stranded in the wrong city, which can trigger cascading disruptions across the network.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Never be left stranded with a dead or low battery phone, AirPods, or smart watch again.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The film, directed by Chang Jung-chi and produced by Rachel Chen, revolves around an attempt to rescue people stranded on a skyscraper following an earthquake.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
This incident comes nearly eight months after two American astronauts returned home after they were stranded in space for nine months.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Louis Varland’s fifth time facing the Dodgers this series stranded a pair of base runners.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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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Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Edmund Fitzgerald remains the largest of all the ships wrecked or sunk by bad weather in the Great Lakes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For many people, that means feeling calmer, clearer, and more grounded.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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My mom is someone who is still very grounded.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As a result, the team abandoned the practice for the next two and a half seasons.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wayne’s car was seen abandoned in Aurora’s Hoffman Heights neighborhood the next day, on June 15, 1986, but police did not link the car to Wayne until it was towed away two weeks later, an Aurora cold case investigator wrote in the affidavit.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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