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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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
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
In July, Alaska issued a ground stop for an IT outage, stranding some passengers on planes.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
After stranding the bases loaded in their half of the first, the Phillies got a run back in the second.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
The Twins would not respond, stranding their automatic runner, Austin Martin, on third.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Before another bullpen meltdown, May made his second straight quality start, maneuvering through traffic, including stranding a runner in scoring position to end the sixth with a strikeout on his 100th pitch.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Rays battled back, closing the gap to 4-3 by the fourth, but squandered several chances to get closer, stranding three runners at second as they were swept for the sixth time.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
With his new manager’s trust earned, Bednar went on to fan Adolis García on seven pitches, stranding two runners and ending the game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Noun
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
In July, Alaska issued a ground stop for an IT outage, stranding some passengers on planes.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
After stranding the bases loaded in their half of the first, the Phillies got a run back in the second.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 24 Aug. 2025
The Twins would not respond, stranding their automatic runner, Austin Martin, on third.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Before another bullpen meltdown, May made his second straight quality start, maneuvering through traffic, including stranding a runner in scoring position to end the sixth with a strikeout on his 100th pitch.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The Rays battled back, closing the gap to 4-3 by the fourth, but squandered several chances to get closer, stranding three runners at second as they were swept for the sixth time.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
With his new manager’s trust earned, Bednar went on to fan Adolis García on seven pitches, stranding two runners and ending the game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranding
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Adam Berry/Getty Images What To Know Phoenix police said in a release to media that a 19-year-old was detained after wrecking a memorial for Kirk at the office of Turning Point USA, the conservative campus group that Kirk co-founded.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mixed reception, the money counter was an earnest attempt to keep the show running on schedule, preventing one or two self-indulgent speakers from wrecking the running time.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ross and the unit's six other horses are responsible for helping the police handle crowd control, whether its amid the thousands stumbling through Lower Broadway or the rush of 65,000 fans entering or leaving Nissan Stadium for a Titans game.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Still, large pools of undeployed capital remain available, and major institutional players show little sign of abandoning real estate as a core asset class.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats returned to Washington to demonstrate unity and accuse GOP leaders of abandoning negotiations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the capital, go for a swim in the Blue Lagoon on Comino, explore ancient temples like the megalithic Ħaġar Qim, which predates Stonehenge, or dive into shipwrecks and limestone caves favored by scuba enthusiasts.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some of the 22 lead artillery shots found on the shipwreck appeared flattened on one or two sides.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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In bodycam footage provided by Ory, the gold truck's driver said the woman driving the car behind him caused the wreck after pulling into the other lane to avoid colliding with the back of the truck.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Police said neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be factors in the wreck.—
Fox19 staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Because the attack came at the end of the war, and the U-boat had not received orders of any surrender, the sinking of the Eagle was reported as an engineering and boiler failure rather than an escalatory attack from a foreign adversary.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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For the fortieth anniversary of the sinking in 2015, bassist Rick Haynes and Lightfoot flew from a concert in Utica, New York, on their only day off from their tour, to the Upper Peninsula, then drove to Whitefish Point for an event — and not to play, just to be there with the families.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Stranding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranding. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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