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
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
Collaboration: The Key to Impact One of the growth strands of ResortCore is the potential of collaborations in elevating hotel merchandise.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Many were stranded by the storm and later, without electricity, relied on their AM radios to hear emergency broadcasts and reports about where to get food, water, and shelter.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Almost like a headpiece, straight, long strands gathered at the crown of her head, overlapping each other into a bow.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
Collaboration: The Key to Impact One of the growth strands of ResortCore is the potential of collaborations in elevating hotel merchandise.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
The increasing range of batteries should also ease anxieties about being stranded on a windswept evening in Nordland.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Many were stranded by the storm and later, without electricity, relied on their AM radios to hear emergency broadcasts and reports about where to get food, water, and shelter.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cruise companies are also investing heavily into new private islands and beaches to take passengers to, like CocoCay, the island with North America's second tallest waterslide, helium balloon rides, adult-only beaches, and zip lines galore.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Residents within the zone – stretching from Davenport, California, northwest of Santa Cruz, to the Douglas Lane county line in Oregon – were urged to move off the water and beach and evacuate inland beyond tsunami hazard zones.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group most immediately responsible for Assad’s overthrow, has announced that victory is not a license to wreck the institutions of the state, nor to initiate a wave of retribution against Alawites in general.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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This couldn’t be further from the truth—especially the part about Trump’s corruption and self-dealing being no different from the norm—but Biden is doing the work of people who want to wreck the best aspects of America’s democratic ethos.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Bruce found his bloody arrow, then left the area and walked to a barn to wait for his dad before tracking the deer.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
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This technique gives patients results that look natural, offers a speedier recovery, and leaves fewer scars.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Future phases aim to extend the protective measures further along the coast to shoreline covering private land.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Logic would tell you a state like Connecticut with an extensive shoreline should provide more moisture.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
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If the department’s predictions are correct, the U.S. would be essentially abandoning any pretense of trying to limit climate change.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Claridge Hotel’s former casino sits abandoned as well.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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