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
Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Retaliatory strikes by Iran have directly hit the Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait airports over the last two days, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and causing a ripple effect of flight cancelations throughout Europe and Africa.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Previously safe havens in the Mideast like Dubai have seen incoming fire, stranding hundreds of thousands of airline passengers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The attacks shut airspace over a large part of the region, stranding hundreds of thousands of customers around the world, including those who weren't flying to and from the area since aircraft couldn't transit those zones.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The disruptions have rippled far beyond the conflict zone, stranding tourists, business travelers, migrant workers and religious pilgrims across multiple continents and snarling global travel that relies heavily on Gulf airports.
—Adam Schreck, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
But Grahovac was picked off at third, ending the threat and stranding two.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Flights operated by Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways were grounded, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and costing airlines millions.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Thousands of flights within, into, or out of the United States at Florida airports were delayed or canceled as the holidays were approaching, sending travelers into turmoil or stranding them away from home.
—Ashley Ferrer, Florida Times-Union, 22 Feb. 2026
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
However, closed airspace in the war zone is still stranding many, including Oliver Sims.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Retaliatory strikes by Iran have directly hit the Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait airports over the last two days, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and causing a ripple effect of flight cancelations throughout Europe and Africa.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Previously safe havens in the Mideast like Dubai have seen incoming fire, stranding hundreds of thousands of airline passengers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
The attacks shut airspace over a large part of the region, stranding hundreds of thousands of customers around the world, including those who weren't flying to and from the area since aircraft couldn't transit those zones.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
The disruptions have rippled far beyond the conflict zone, stranding tourists, business travelers, migrant workers and religious pilgrims across multiple continents and snarling global travel that relies heavily on Gulf airports.
—Adam Schreck, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
But Grahovac was picked off at third, ending the threat and stranding two.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
Flights operated by Emirates, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways were grounded, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and costing airlines millions.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Thousands of flights within, into, or out of the United States at Florida airports were delayed or canceled as the holidays were approaching, sending travelers into turmoil or stranding them away from home.
—Ashley Ferrer, Florida Times-Union, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranding
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Last month, the city approved funds for a wrecking company to demolish buildings in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of Santa Fe.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, a driver was rescued after calling 911 when her Chevy sedan stalled in high water, wrecking just off the road in Morgan Township, according to dispatchers.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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And that majority shrank further after Greene retired in January, leaving her seat vacant for several months as Congress is at a standstill amid a partial government shutdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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At least one officer with the Los Angeles Police Department shot an allegedly armed man on Tuesday morning, leaving him hospitalized.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than a dozen other signs reference a former redlight district, the Civil War, and a presidential party abandoning a leaky ship and swimming to shore.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
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Agents exchanged unverified data, and discussed abandoning English in favor of a machine-native language.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Discover the remains of hundreds of ancient shipwrecks and observe lions, hyenas, and fur seals in the wild along Namibia’s intriguing Skeleton Coast.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Robert had shown a potential for self-destructive as early as 2015, after a car wreck that then-wife Edith Carradine later alleged had not been an accident.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Schorsch thinks that Fishback has succeeded, at least, in sucking up the oxygen in the campaign, if only in the manner of a car wreck.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating the sinking of the Yankee Rose.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The sinking killed at least 87 sailors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Stranding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranding. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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