as in beach
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand
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as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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Recent Examples of strand
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
There is a different flavor to the two strands of Pixel coming through my time with Issac; the Pixel 9a and Pixel 9 are more casual smartphones than the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro XL, living up to the ‘professional’ tag.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
To stay alive, Jan must clone himself or die on this cosmic rock in the aftermath of being stranded.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The key to arboreal caring is certain mycorrhizae fungal strands that allow for the flow of metabolites from the roots of one tree to another, whether or not the trees are of the same species.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
There is a different flavor to the two strands of Pixel coming through my time with Issac; the Pixel 9a and Pixel 9 are more casual smartphones than the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro XL, living up to the ‘professional’ tag.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Heathrow shutdown left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded or unable to travel.
—Guglielmo Lulli, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
To stay alive, Jan must clone himself or die on this cosmic rock in the aftermath of being stranded.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
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Residents will have to drive out of town for a beach day for at least two more summers.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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While the watch’s color evokes a casual day at the beach, the mechanics inside are serious business: The model’s in-house Unico movement features a self-winding chronograph flyback with column wheel.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Part of the franchise’s challenge is to incorporate Leonard without wrecking team chemistry.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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At least 6 people were killed in the storms in multiple states as destructive winds wrecked cars, tore down powerlines and sent people scrambling.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The sighting left the researchers with more questions than answers… but that’s the beauty of studying the ocean.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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For that reason, Santoro left Rivolta Femminile and in 1976 founded the Cooperativa Beato Angelico, the first women’s art space in Rome, together with ten other Italian women.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Family of 3 missing after leaving Grand Canyon and driving through winter storm Aerial and underwater drones, shoreline searchers and boats with sonar capabilities were also deployed for the search, police said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, located in Bonita Springs near Naples, recently announced that resort guests will once again have access to Big Hickory Island, a private strip of shoreline located just off the resort’s main beach.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Iran later abandoned provisions of the JCPOA and forged ahead with its nuclear program.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.—
Meagan Flynn,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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