as in wandering
to commit an offense
our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow
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Recent Examples of straying
Mina Self Oversized Plaid Blazer A plaid blazer is a fall classic that feels fresh without straying too far from timeless.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
After straying from their intended path, the duo became stranded after attempting to descend an extremely steep alpine couloir without climbing equipment.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
While Jenner is straying further from her old look, Kim Kardashian is paying homage to it.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Still, Crane has crossed the luxury tax during each of the past two seasons, straying from the precedents set earlier in his ownership tenure.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Inside the patchwork design, its detailed patterns with polka dots and geometric shapes modernize the look without straying too far from traditional barn quilts.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Frampton is adored in Irish boxing circles as a gritty fighter who claimed belts in two divisions without ever straying far from his working-class roots.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In November 2022, when early reports blamed a Russian missile for straying into Poland and killing two Polish farmers, then-US President Joe Biden was traveling in Indonesia was told about the crisis.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Four hikers who admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms were rescued in New York’s Catskill Mountains after becoming disoriented and straying off the trail, officials said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
After straying from their intended path, the duo became stranded after attempting to descend an extremely steep alpine couloir without climbing equipment.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
While Jenner is straying further from her old look, Kim Kardashian is paying homage to it.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Still, Crane has crossed the luxury tax during each of the past two seasons, straying from the precedents set earlier in his ownership tenure.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Inside the patchwork design, its detailed patterns with polka dots and geometric shapes modernize the look without straying too far from traditional barn quilts.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Frampton is adored in Irish boxing circles as a gritty fighter who claimed belts in two divisions without ever straying far from his working-class roots.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In November 2022, when early reports blamed a Russian missile for straying into Poland and killing two Polish farmers, then-US President Joe Biden was traveling in Indonesia was told about the crisis.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Four hikers who admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms were rescued in New York’s Catskill Mountains after becoming disoriented and straying off the trail, officials said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straying
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Sheriff’s officials have said Chastain was intoxicated and wandering the neighborhood in the moments before the fatal attack.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fall offers perfect weather for wandering through Wilmington's 230-block National Register Historic District, one of the largest in the country.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, authorities received reports of a shirtless man trespassing at a residence in Bedias – located about 150 miles south of Alvarado – the previous day, the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of participants have been charged with crimes ranging from trespassing to assault and seditious conspiracy.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet in practice, America is now collecting billions from importers, much of it falling on carbon-intensive goods and places.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Straying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straying. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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