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adjective

Definition of beachednext
as in stranded
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water the beached whale had to be helped back out to sea

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beached

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verb

past tense of beach
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as in moored

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as in wrecked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beached
  1. moored
  2. wrecked
  3. landed
  4. grounded
  5. stranded
Verb
  • He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor, in 1941.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As Russian sailors dove for cover, one of the Aeroprakt A-22s—apparently operated by the Ukrainian intelligence directorate—plowed into a clutch of warships moored side-by-side along a pier.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of moored
Verb
  • The venture devised by stars Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy was intended to launch a year ago but a storm wrecked the building.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Knee and shoulder injuries wrecked her 2024 season, with the Tunisian speaking about needing regular knee injections to be able to play following a third-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon in July.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Adjective
  • The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Paying the right tariffs is necessary to avoid government fines and calculate the true landed cost of products.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of landed
Verb
  • Similarly, a period of strong gains is a time to stay grounded and ensure that your strategy remains sound.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Planes affected by rapid ice accumulation often stay grounded and are then treated with specialized fluids that melt ice and frost.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • According to a post on the fire department's Instagram, the pet managed to swim to a nearby island, roughly 75 feet offshore, where the dog became stranded.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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