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
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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
And eventually, his 2002 Dodge Dakota pickup truck broke down, stranding him in the wilderness.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 5 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranding
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After those rules are broken, the gremlin spawns more of its kind and end up wrecking havoc on Billy’s hometown during Christmas.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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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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Some of the subpoenaed nonprofits, including FLI, Ekō, and Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, have also been publicly critical of Musk and xAI for, among other things, neglecting or abandoning their commitments to AI safety.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The soldier said that the main concern of troops in the area is that the Ukrainian leadership will try to hold onto what remains of Pokrovsk for as long as possible because abandoning the city would be seen as a major failure.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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On Sunday, family members of the crew who perished gathered at Mariners' Church of Detroit to commemorate the shipwreck.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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For most people, though, museums offer a way to learn about the shipwreck—and even feel how cold the ocean was.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Marissa thought that the mom had died by suicide after the wreck.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Knarr also shared a story about a nurse who survived not only the wrecks of the Titanic but also its sister ships, Olympic and the Britannic.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 16 Nov. 2025.
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