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
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Key moment The Twins were unable to cash in on a pair of walks in the top of the eighth inning, stranding the bases loaded when Luke Keaschall popped up to the catcher in foul territory.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Enyel De Los Santos worked one, stranding a one-out double.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
In the top of the 10th, Nats left-hander Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning by stranding free runner Rafael Devers at second base, getting the third out when Vitello kept lefty-swinging Drew Gilbert in the game with two out.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The Angels had runners in scoring position in each of the first six innings Saturday but scored just three runs, stranding 10 batters (the same number as the Reds).
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Harrison came up limping and had an extended visit from Brewers medical staff but remained in the game and retired the next three batters, stranding Wood.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Mets had no response in the bottom of the inning, stranding Francisco Lindor at first base.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
But Sean Newcomb limited the damage by striking out Coby Mayo swinging, stranding a runner on second.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 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
As long as the Cubs are forced to rely on less proven arms while manager Craig Counsell navigates usage and injuries, preventing big innings by stranding runners is an important piece of the pitching staff’s effectiveness.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Key moment The Twins were unable to cash in on a pair of walks in the top of the eighth inning, stranding the bases loaded when Luke Keaschall popped up to the catcher in foul territory.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Enyel De Los Santos worked one, stranding a one-out double.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
In the top of the 10th, Nats left-hander Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning by stranding free runner Rafael Devers at second base, getting the third out when Vitello kept lefty-swinging Drew Gilbert in the game with two out.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The Angels had runners in scoring position in each of the first six innings Saturday but scored just three runs, stranding 10 batters (the same number as the Reds).
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Harrison came up limping and had an extended visit from Brewers medical staff but remained in the game and retired the next three batters, stranding Wood.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Mets had no response in the bottom of the inning, stranding Francisco Lindor at first base.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
But Sean Newcomb limited the damage by striking out Coby Mayo swinging, stranding a runner on second.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranding
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The animal begins wrecking the fields and terrorizing the people.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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The tornado left a trail of damage in Hillsdale, Kansas, Monday night, wrecking an RV park, toppling power lines, leveling homes and destroying a storage facility near West 255th Street.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs stranded a season-high 17 runners on base Tuesday, their first win when leaving at least 17 on base since June 2, 2018, and their first at Wrigley Field since July 3, 2010 (both also had 17 LOB).—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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His original boss, national security adviser Mike Waltz, was booted to the United Nations after the Signalgate scandal, leaving the role to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was already juggling portfolios and is busier now with Iran.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2026
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The same day, a judge sentenced her to serve three years of probation for abandoning Kha’liya’s body.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua thought about abandoning the project, but ultimately agreed to reconceive it instead.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last year, a Florida man stumbled upon a shipwreck believed to date back 150 years.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prior to 2019, only four underwater archaeological sites were known in the area, and only one of those could be considered the result of a shipwreck, according to the researchers.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The researchers did not have archaeological documentation of most of the wrecks before the project.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Officials worked with Mi’kmaw archaeological technicians alongside both underwater and terrestrial archaeologists to excavate and document the wreck, adapting their methods to Sable Island's shifting sands.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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But this benchmark is likely to be exceeded by the year 2300 under a low-emissions scenario due to rising global temperatures and ground subsidence -- the gradual sinking of the ground -- the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In a spooky coincidence – or perhaps something more – the Titanic exhibit at the Volo museum flooded from Tuesday night's thunderstorms on the exact anniversary of the infamous ship's sinking.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Stranding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranding. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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