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as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
The bus driver just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town in the middle of nowhere.
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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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Recent Examples of strand
Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Chicago was 0-for-20 with runners on base and left 12 stranded, a season-high on the road.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Our grandmothers understood the inherent beauty of these natural wonders, whether gracing a simple strand around the neck, adorning delicate earrings, or as a focal point on a cocktail ring.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Others have been severely neglected or abused or left stranded following their owner’s death.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Chicago was 0-for-20 with runners on base and left 12 stranded, a season-high on the road.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
The machine can take a very small sample of DNA and make multiple copies of that same DNA strand.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Our grandmothers understood the inherent beauty of these natural wonders, whether gracing a simple strand around the neck, adorning delicate earrings, or as a focal point on a cocktail ring.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
Verb
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Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The country’s labor market didn’t come to a standstill, as was the case in other countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates where the vast majority of workers are migrants who tried to leave, but for Rozen, something new and troubling was laid bare.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That's what usually happens when the leaders wreck at Daytona and 'Dega.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Two cars were wrecked and two people suffered injuries in a crash on busy Irving Park Road in the neighborhood of the same name early Monday morning.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The montage features Louis playing on the beach, swinging a bat, and jumping into the ocean—a snapshot of carefree moments typical of a normal childhood.—
Antonella Rossi,
Vanity Fair,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some residents at the April 16 meeting posited that the Park District’s controversial donation pact with billionaire resident Justin Ishbia played a role in the dog beach designs.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If the Eagles don’t fully abandon that style, Campbell could fit in nicely.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just a few years later, in the fall of 2019, mountaineer Garrett Madison abandoned an Everest expedition due to another serac causing unsafe conditions in the Khumbu Icefall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now, as spring has sprung on the Connecticut shoreline, yellow, red and white tulips tucked inside red, yellow and orange rain boots, along with gigantic orange and pink peonies, have sprouted in the 8-foot plate glass windows at Lily’s, 8 Post Office Square.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just south of the beach at the Waukegan Harbor & Marina, Robbie Kutzler, the director of marketing and special events for the harbor, said a woman found two tires at the south end of the property near the shoreline.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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