as in beaches
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand
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as in leaves
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 strands
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Geri Halliwell Horner’s elegant low updo How chic Geri Halliwell Horner looks with her soft, low updo, accented by flowing strands that frame her face.
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Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Take our hair care winner, the Xtressé Hair Therapy System, which aims to thicken and repair your strands with a combination of at-home daily rituals and professional, in-office care.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
People tend to think of dry hair as a winter problem, but between summer sun, salt water, and chlorine, parched strands really don't take a season off.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
Changes or disruptions in these local magnetic fields can reveal hidden rust, snapped wire strands inside a thick suspension cable, or abnormal stress points in the steel before a crack even forms.
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Alex Krasnok,
The Conversation,
19 June 2026
Pinching off the growing stems can give your plant bushier growth rather than long strands.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
Below it, the floor-length skirt consisted of a dense curtain of long reflective strands.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
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Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.
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Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Whale biologists generally hold that a whale that repeatedly strands itself usually has severe underlying health issues; even towing it back out to deeper waters may not keep it from starving or drowning.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
Heart of the Beast centers on a former Army Special Forces soldier (Pitt), who fights for survival with his combat dog after a plane crash strands them in the Alaskan wilderness.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the murky void of David Zinn’s set, which strands the characters up until the final scene in New England apartments and hotel rooms rendered entirely in black.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
The film stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher who ends up on a mission to save mankind that strands him in space by himself.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Hall strands him with his third K of the day.
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Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Most of the options that Reclamation has studied to date lead to unacceptable risks of dead pool at Lake Mead — a prospect that strands water behind Hoover Dam as the surface level drops below hydropower and outlet tubes, said John Berggren, regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Changes or disruptions in these local magnetic fields can reveal hidden rust, snapped wire strands inside a thick suspension cable, or abnormal stress points in the steel before a crack even forms.
—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Geri Halliwell Horner’s elegant low updo How chic Geri Halliwell Horner looks with her soft, low updo, accented by flowing strands that frame her face.
—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Take our hair care winner, the Xtressé Hair Therapy System, which aims to thicken and repair your strands with a combination of at-home daily rituals and professional, in-office care.
—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
People tend to think of dry hair as a winter problem, but between summer sun, salt water, and chlorine, parched strands really don't take a season off.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 June 2026
Changes or disruptions in these local magnetic fields can reveal hidden rust, snapped wire strands inside a thick suspension cable, or abnormal stress points in the steel before a crack even forms.
—
Alex Krasnok,
The Conversation,
19 June 2026
Pinching off the growing stems can give your plant bushier growth rather than long strands.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
Below it, the floor-length skirt consisted of a dense curtain of long reflective strands.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Verb
The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.
—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Whale biologists generally hold that a whale that repeatedly strands itself usually has severe underlying health issues; even towing it back out to deeper waters may not keep it from starving or drowning.
—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
Heart of the Beast centers on a former Army Special Forces soldier (Pitt), who fights for survival with his combat dog after a plane crash strands them in the Alaskan wilderness.
—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the murky void of David Zinn’s set, which strands the characters up until the final scene in New England apartments and hotel rooms rendered entirely in black.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
The film stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher who ends up on a mission to save mankind that strands him in space by himself.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Hall strands him with his third K of the day.
—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Most of the options that Reclamation has studied to date lead to unacceptable risks of dead pool at Lake Mead — a prospect that strands water behind Hoover Dam as the surface level drops below hydropower and outlet tubes, said John Berggren, regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates.
—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strands
Noun
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For exploration further into the turquoise waters, the property’s jetty can act as a launch point for private yacht charters to secluded beaches, day trips to other islands, a kite surfing adventure, and more.
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Under law, California beaches are supposed to be public.
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Kyle Busch wrecks Ron Hornaday under caution!
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The change launches biannual arguments about the practice, wrecks havoc on sleep and has inspired voters to go to California polls.
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That leaves an interesting two-by-two decision at stake.
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That leaves little time for work, which can pose an additional financial burden.
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Bean Point Bean Point, a remote beach area on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island, is known for its soft white sands and epic views of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge as much as for its blissful lack of crowds.
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Whether here or at its sister beach club, the wide golden sands are the reason Italians have long flocked to this part of the Tuscan coast.
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The agency has historically prioritized places with the greatest population and risk, which makes sense due to budget constraints, Berginnis said, but also leaves about two-thirds of the country's streams, rivers and coastlines unmapped.
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Instead of using undersea cables to send raw electricity back to coastlines, the platforms consume the power immediately to run onboard artificial intelligence hardware.
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“Strands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strands. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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