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
Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
All told, that meant the women were stranded in Paris through the summer to November.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Five relievers followed, and Colin Holderman (4-1) stranded a runner in the fifth for the win.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Royals left the go-ahead run stranded in the 10th and Cincinnati took advantage for the comeback victory.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Henke stranded seven runners in scoring position across six innings of a gutsy start, and Josh Silber (2-for-3) kickstarted the five-run sixth with a leadoff double after the Warriors (12-11) plated two to erase a 3-1 deficit.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.
—Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
New Glenn had been grounded pending a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation after the NG-3 mission in April, when a failure of the rocket's second stage stranded AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite payload in an unstable orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Johnson stranded six Texas A&M runners, walked one and struck out four to earn the win.
—Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Verb
The Marlins stranded 13 runners on the day.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
All told, that meant the women were stranded in Paris through the summer to November.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Five relievers followed, and Colin Holderman (4-1) stranded a runner in the fifth for the win.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Royals left the go-ahead run stranded in the 10th and Cincinnati took advantage for the comeback victory.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Henke stranded seven runners in scoring position across six innings of a gutsy start, and Josh Silber (2-for-3) kickstarted the five-run sixth with a leadoff double after the Warriors (12-11) plated two to erase a 3-1 deficit.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.
—Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
New Glenn had been grounded pending a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation after the NG-3 mission in April, when a failure of the rocket's second stage stranded AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite payload in an unstable orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Johnson stranded six Texas A&M runners, walked one and struck out four to earn the win.
—Oc Register, 1 June 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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Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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And for the first time this season, the cars wrecked completely flat-out; with no long straights and plenty of braking zones, the cars were not energy-limited for once this season.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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If emotions surge, pause your pace, and choose a doable, grounded step.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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But even as her audience has grown, Marshall’s advice to aspiring content creators has stayed simple and grounded.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Deputies found the Mazda abandoned nearby with its license plate removed.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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Manaea, who reached 10 years of MLB service time earlier this season, abandoned his ego.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
5 June 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 10 Jun. 2026.
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