as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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The marooning challenge consists of pairs of tribemates having to go under a muddy net and get some giant puzzle pieces that will build a podium.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
On Monday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said around 100,000 people were marooned in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun without medical or food supplies.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In this excerpt on the birth of Survivor, Nussbaum goes back to the moments before the 16 original castaways were marooned off the sides of a ship in the South China Sea, left to row toward a beach where their game — and the production of the show — had already begun.
—Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Faced with the possibility of being marooned on the lunar surface for eternity — and just hours away from scheduled liftoff — the two men let NASA engineers try and solve the problem and took a five-hour nap.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
On Monday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said around 100,000 people were marooned in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun without medical or food supplies.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In this excerpt on the birth of Survivor, Nussbaum goes back to the moments before the 16 original castaways were marooned off the sides of a ship in the South China Sea, left to row toward a beach where their game — and the production of the show — had already begun.
—Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
Faced with the possibility of being marooned on the lunar surface for eternity — and just hours away from scheduled liftoff — the two men let NASA engineers try and solve the problem and took a five-hour nap.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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That leaves a hole on the Bombers' infield that had mostly been occupied since 2018.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Nixon went on to win the presidency eight years later and later left office in disgrace following the Watergate scandal.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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Car wrecks abound At least 600 motorists were stranded in Missouri over the weekend, authorities said.Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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This change in weather has reportedly led to the Chiefs team being stranded.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Greek Orthodox church was deserted, too, as was its cobblestone courtyard, where my father and his sister had raced each other on their blue bicycles.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Last month, an entire regiment of more than 1,000 troops deserted the Russian army, according to reports.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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