as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
During the opening marooning challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his shoulder going under a muddy net, but what actually transpired was much more involved than what aired on TV.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
During filming for the premiere, which aired on Feb. 26, production hit a snag as Kevin Leung injured his shoulder during the marooning challenge.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Or if Mom and kid No. 1 are at a birthday party, then Dad and kid No. 2 are marooned at home.
—Zachary Przystup, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
John Barrymore, Ernst Lubitsch, and Barbara Stanwyck all had damage to their homes, and Frank Capra, the Academy’s president, was marooned in Malibu.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
During filming for the premiere, which aired on Feb. 26, production hit a snag as Kevin Leung injured his shoulder during the marooning challenge.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Or if Mom and kid No. 1 are at a birthday party, then Dad and kid No. 2 are marooned at home.
—Zachary Przystup, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
John Barrymore, Ernst Lubitsch, and Barbara Stanwyck all had damage to their homes, and Frank Capra, the Academy’s president, was marooned in Malibu.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maroon
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The last remaining Founder, Marlene Hagge-Vossler, passed away in 2023, leaving a sad void at the Founders Cup.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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While there’s no official answer to what happened to Bailee, Summer House fans don’t blame her for leaving the show, with many viewers accusing the cast of favoring new cast mate Lexi over Bailee in the Season 9 premiere.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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The astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 2024 but returned to Earth on Tuesday.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Mar. 2025
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Williams and Wilmore were not stranded on the space station, though the word has been used a lot to describe their fate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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His paintings capture the rhythms of daily life—women draped in flowing tobes set against stark, open backdrops of the sky or desert in some, bustling market stalls in others.—
Omnia Saed,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, annual ticket revenue in the country crashed 23 percent to $5.8 billion, the lowest total in a decade, leaving many in the industry worrying that the country’s youth may have deserted the cinema for good in favor of free forms of mobile entertainment.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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