1
as in wrecking
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking
the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef
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2
as in leaving
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 stranding
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Georgia resident Peter Kong was visiting Jamaica when Hurricane Melissa became a major threat to the island, stranding him and his 11 family members.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Sangster International Airport has already closed, stranding travelers and accelerating departures.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Jays sent six players to the plate in the opening frame, ultimately stranding the bases loaded with a Daulton Varsho flyout.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
And the Volatility Index , whose surge to around 25 appeared a bit overdone for a mere 3% dip, has now bled lower toward 18, stranding a lot of hedgers and bearish speculators with expensive downside protection.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
O’Hoppe and Christian Moore struck out in the first, stranding two runners.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Boston ultimately only got three at bats with runners in scoring position, going 1 for 3 while stranding six men, and the Diamondbacks slowly pulled away with an RBI single by McCarthy in the fourth and a sacrifice fly by Blaze Alexander in the seventh.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Southwest Airlines had one of the most significant technology meltdowns in recent aviation history three years ago, during Christmas, when crew scheduling software failed, stranding passengers, their belongings and crew members all over the country.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The stranding took place at Bigbury Beach in South Devon, about 230 miles southwest of London, according to a statement from the Devon Wildlife Trust, a local conservation charity.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, has made landfall in Jamaica, stranding tourists and residents.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Georgia resident Peter Kong was visiting Jamaica when Hurricane Melissa became a major threat to the island, stranding him and his 11 family members.
—George Solis, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Sangster International Airport has already closed, stranding travelers and accelerating departures.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The Jays sent six players to the plate in the opening frame, ultimately stranding the bases loaded with a Daulton Varsho flyout.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
And the Volatility Index , whose surge to around 25 appeared a bit overdone for a mere 3% dip, has now bled lower toward 18, stranding a lot of hedgers and bearish speculators with expensive downside protection.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
O’Hoppe and Christian Moore struck out in the first, stranding two runners.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Boston ultimately only got three at bats with runners in scoring position, going 1 for 3 while stranding six men, and the Diamondbacks slowly pulled away with an RBI single by McCarthy in the fourth and a sacrifice fly by Blaze Alexander in the seventh.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Southwest Airlines had one of the most significant technology meltdowns in recent aviation history three years ago, during Christmas, when crew scheduling software failed, stranding passengers, their belongings and crew members all over the country.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranding
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Storm preparations Cuba has been struck almost yearly by a major hurricane in recent years, sometimes twice, wrecking the country’s already decrepit infrastructure, damaging crops and destroying thousands of homes in precarious condition.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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That history came to an end after wrecking crews tore down the wing’s two stories of offices and reception rooms last week.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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For years, younger generations have flocked to big cities for better job opportunities, leaving a dwindling elderly population in rural villages.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Six Central and North American teams scratched, leaving Cuba to qualify.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Labour will be very wary of abandoning its election manifesto promise not to raise income tax, however, and any moves to do so will leave the party wide open to attacks from opponents such as the Conservatives and increasingly popular party, Reform.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest name to distance itself from BHV is Disney, with Disneyland Paris abandoning plans to design BHV’s famous Christmas window displays this year, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Here's what to know ahead of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck's 50th anniversary.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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About 40% of all the Great Lakes shipwrecks have occurred in November.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Russia may be using the wreck of the MS Estonia–a Baltic Sea ferry that sank in 1994–as a training ground and strategic base for covert underwater surveillance operations targeting NATO forces, independent European investigators have said in a new report.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Officials investigating the wreck in Florida said Singh failed English and road sign tests.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking was quick.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet unlike the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, where many wealthy and influential passengers lost their lives, the Valbanera tragedy did not capture the public’s imagination and soon seemed to be forgotten.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Stranding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranding. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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