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
Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
To prep Washington’s hair, the process began with a post-poo heat protectant and hydrating mist to protect her strands from hot tools.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The teen became stranded on Jan. 4 on a ledge on the eastern side of Lone Mountain, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department wrote in a Jan. 6 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Trump’s reluctance to involve the country in foreign commitments reflects a strand of thinking that has been present in U.S. foreign policy since George Washington warned against permanent alliances in his 1796 Farewell Address.
—Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
To prep Washington’s hair, the process began with a post-poo heat protectant and hydrating mist to protect her strands from hot tools.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Originally from the year 2121, the family is stranded on Earth in 2004 after their time machine malfunctions during a family vacation.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The teen became stranded on Jan. 4 on a ledge on the eastern side of Lone Mountain, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department wrote in a Jan. 6 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
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The next morning Sae took me to Songdo, Korea’s first public beach, established in 1913.Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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See the wild horses or just spend time on the beach with the family.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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For so long, the Steelers needed Watt to put on his cape and wreck a game to steal a win against a top-tier opponent.Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Glasses, eyewear repair kits and gold cleaning equipment were wrecked.Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, when left upright, they can be worn under wider pants.Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
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With a few weeks left in winter, go ahead and grab this coat starting from $16 in select sizes, and keep scrolling to see more jacket deals at Walmart.Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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And a stabilized shoreline gives structure for plant life like mangroves and marsh grass to grow.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lipscomb hugged the western shoreline, heading south, and noted the large homes, in Grand View-on-Hudson, of some clients from his previous job as a boatyard manager.Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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But the consistent presence of drug rehabilitation and criminal offenses dominating the background of potential candidates for the award led the league to eventually abandon it.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in July 1997, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea abandoned dollar pegs, sending currencies tumbling.William Pesek, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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