as in abandoned
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as in stranded
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooned
Adjective
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025 -
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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Jobson, the college sophomore, fainted on deck, and Ward Weimar, the Dartmouth student, became too feeble to handle the wheel.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Breath fogs the air, ice slicks the roads, and the sun seems a distant, feeble glow in the winter sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His father had left home with it but returned unarmed.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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Inspector general finds fatal shooting of unarmed man by Bridgeport police ‘questionable’ SportsMLB SUBSCRIBER ONLY UPDATED: February 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM EST Loading your audio article Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake is familiar with Carrasco from the hurler’s first stint in Cleveland.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The duo made the remarks in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday when asked about claims from President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the astronauts were left high and dry by the prior administration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Silicon Valley giant — along with Google’s YouTube and other social media apps — may stand to benefit if a law banning TikTok from the United States takes effect on Sunday, leaving TikTok’s 170 million monthly U.S. users high and dry.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Marooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marooned. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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