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
Greene, who raised eyebrows in recent years by backing unfounded conspiracy theories, has strayed from the GOP on issues such as healthcare, the record-setting government shutdown, and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Fortunately for City, Eli Junior Kroupi strayed two yards offside while awaiting a simple tap-in.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
While Mike Shanahan, Kyle’s father, seldom strayed from zone blocking with the late Alex Gibbs as the guru of the system, Kyle has been more open to different ways to block.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
In her decades in the spotlight, Jenner has rarely strayed from her signature jet-black pixie cut.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Compare that to sweet, handsome Greg, who has never strayed from his anti-Vought ideals and who has never been cruel to Emma.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 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
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Fortunately for City, Eli Junior Kroupi strayed two yards offside while awaiting a simple tap-in.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
While Mike Shanahan, Kyle’s father, seldom strayed from zone blocking with the late Alex Gibbs as the guru of the system, Kyle has been more open to different ways to block.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
In her decades in the spotlight, Jenner has rarely strayed from her signature jet-black pixie cut.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Compare that to sweet, handsome Greg, who has never strayed from his anti-Vought ideals and who has never been cruel to Emma.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strayed
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More than two years after the fatal shooting, Lorincz maintained her side of the story that the kids had trespassed on her property and threatened her life.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even with several adults nearby, including Bethany and her cousin, Emmie quietly wandered back toward the pool.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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On one of her first days at Mira Mesa High School, then-freshman Samantha Truong wandered into the gym, looking for a CIF girls tennis championship banner hanging on a wall.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Strayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strayed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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