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
In the meantime, the eyes of NHL owners have strayed south of the border, where a handful of American markets have reportedly expressed interest in forking over expansion fees that could one day eclipse $2 billion.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But none of them ever strayed far from their love of the peaks.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Danielson has not strayed from saying the Broncos are a run-first team, setting up play-action passes — with the last resort being a drop-back passing attack.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Regulators are questioning whether OpenAI has strayed from its original public-benefit mission in favor of commercial growth—recent suicides linked to ChatGPT have also complicated the issue.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
This is the furthest Supermassive Games has strayed from the cinematic and orchestrated vision that defined the last 10 years of the studio.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The men had strayed about 1,000 feet off the trail, according to the New York Times.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bovino’s sense of mission never strayed from the Border Patrol’s roots.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Romano, in fact, rarely strayed from her own experiences, relationships and memories for the subjects of her writing.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But none of them ever strayed far from their love of the peaks.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Danielson has not strayed from saying the Broncos are a run-first team, setting up play-action passes — with the last resort being a drop-back passing attack.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2025
Regulators are questioning whether OpenAI has strayed from its original public-benefit mission in favor of commercial growth—recent suicides linked to ChatGPT have also complicated the issue.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
This is the furthest Supermassive Games has strayed from the cinematic and orchestrated vision that defined the last 10 years of the studio.
—Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The men had strayed about 1,000 feet off the trail, according to the New York Times.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bovino’s sense of mission never strayed from the Border Patrol’s roots.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Romano, in fact, rarely strayed from her own experiences, relationships and memories for the subjects of her writing.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strayed
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The suspect is also believed to have trespassed at a property on Ute Creek Road in Idaho Springs on Thursday morning, Denver7 reported.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Marine Corps records showed the same man previously trespassed on Camp Pendleton in September 2022, September 2023 and May 27 of this year, according to the agent.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Strayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strayed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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