marooning

verb

Definition of marooningnext
present participle of maroon
as in leaving
to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooning
  1. leaving
  2. abandoning
  3. dumping
Verb
  • Owners can do a number of things to relieve this type of anxiety in dogs, such as leaving a long-lasting chew toy with them when leaving and keeping the radio on to muffle outside noises.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Et voilà, an entire makeup library with just $15 to spare, leaving me with just enough money to buy one more tube of concealer but likely not a makeup bag to store everything.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • Videos on social media showed Syrian forces abandoning their posts and melting away.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Amador Valley opened up the scoring on its first drive as quarterback Tristan Tia madly scrambled for nearly 10 seconds before dumping the ball off to junior running back Vince Maiorana, who took it 43 yards to the house for a touchdown.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Jared Goff beat Green Bay’s blitz up the middle by dumping the ball to running back Jahmyr Gibbs for a 2-yard touchdown.
    NBC News, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumping
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