strayed

verb

Definition of strayednext
past tense of stray
as in trespassed
to commit an offense our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow

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“Strayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strayed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.

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