as in wanders
to commit an offense
our straying son swears he's returned to the straight and narrow
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Recent Examples of strays
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician whose support was key to Kennedy’s final confirmation, and Senator John Barrasso, a surgeon and the number two Republican in the Senate, who rarely strays from the party line.
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ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
The actual practice is noticing when your attention strays and bringing your mind back to your breath, linking your mind and body together in the present moment.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
The actual practice is noticing when your attention strays and bringing your mind back to your breath, linking your mind and body together in the present moment.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strays
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Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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As one wanders out into a field, rod in hand, ready for the twitch.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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If the neighbor is smoking weed on private property doesn’t belong to them or their neighbor, Rosenthal said the responsibility to take action falls on the landlord.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Strays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strays. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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