as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of maroon
Kang-Chun Cheng Many communities in South Sudan were marooned from assistance during flooding in August.
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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
That they are clearly marooned at an undeveloped level of consciousness is no excuse at all.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
The film, a sci-fi survival story about a robot that’s marooned on an uninhabited island, will roll out in North America and several other international territories on Sept. 27.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
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.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
That they are clearly marooned at an undeveloped level of consciousness is no excuse at all.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
The film, a sci-fi survival story about a robot that’s marooned on an uninhabited island, will roll out in North America and several other international territories on Sept. 27.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
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.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
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Oliver takes cocaine, MDMA, and pills, sexts other women, and threatens suicide if Mallory were to leave him.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Rock Hall is set to announce the nominees for the class of 2025 any day now, leaving us to think about the museum's biggest omissions.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to The Washington Post, recent purchases of $340 million worth of rice, wheat and soybeans have been placed on hold by the Trump administration and are now stranded at American ports where they were sent for export.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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Despite the administration’s assurances that the U.S. government would bring the agency’s workers safely home as ordered within 30 days, many feared being stranded in the field and left to make their own way home.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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The outpost was officially named Fort Lauderdale that year, and although it was deserted a few years later, the name continued to appear on maps as Fort Lauderdale.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Luck deserted the Reds as Radu Dragusin cleared Alexander-Arnold’s effort off the line before Lucas Bergvall scored the winner — after being fortunate to escape a second yellow card.—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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