as in trespassed
to commit an offense
our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow
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Recent Examples of strayed
However, the video review found that one of their players strayed offside by the narrowest of margins in the build-up.
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Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Of course, some young actors haven't strayed from the business, hosting a podcast or working as an entertainment lawyer, for example.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
His military career began in 1917, when strayed onto a New Haven field at Yale University where members of the 102nd Infantry Division were training.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Loktev describes how that stigmatization was part of a Kremlin effort to discredit any reporters who strayed outside the party line.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology and strayed from empirical scholarship.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The 5-year-old bull had strayed from his herd in search of a good graze.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The video shows former president strayed from his prepared remarks during the deposition.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Of course, some young actors haven't strayed from the business, hosting a podcast or working as an entertainment lawyer, for example.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
His military career began in 1917, when strayed onto a New Haven field at Yale University where members of the 102nd Infantry Division were training.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Loktev describes how that stigmatization was part of a Kremlin effort to discredit any reporters who strayed outside the party line.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology and strayed from empirical scholarship.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The 5-year-old bull had strayed from his herd in search of a good graze.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Stanton’s disdain for immigrants led her into emergent realms of pseudoscience that would transform into eugenics; her rhetoric about women strayed from the principle of gender equality into essentialist ideas about women’s feminine specialness.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
The video shows former president strayed from his prepared remarks during the deposition.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strayed
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Bishop said someone trespassed onto the cemetery and stabbed her three cane corsos named Zeus, Ghost and Ro Ro, who were guarding the property.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kelly insisted to the Washington Examiner that they were invited into the church, countering claims that the protesters trespassed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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As party members slowly trickled into the building Saturday morning, campaign volunteers wandered, handing out bags with posters for Marx or walking in slow arcs with signs for fellow chief executive hopeful Robert Moore.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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At Elmhurst, a resident in a Tufts University School of Medicine zip-up wandered out to see what was going on.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Strayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strayed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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