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
John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The hair care product responsible for those enviable strands?
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Nicholas D. Kristof, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
If Ukraine cedes land to Russia to end the war, as the Trump administration has signaled it might, many Ukrainians feel they will be stranded forever.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Its movie strand says much about Spanish cinema, while Berlin, at large, points up Spain’s larger film industry challenges, shared by much of Europe.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The hair care product responsible for those enviable strands?
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
My Times colleague Stephanie Nolen reported that the effective closing of the agency abruptly halted 30 clinical trials, leaving patients stranded.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
If Ukraine cedes land to Russia to end the war, as the Trump administration has signaled it might, many Ukrainians feel they will be stranded forever.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
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The ceremony is looking for other venues before planning a return to that Santa Monica beach location once the 2028 Olympics have passed.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Try The Vegan Tasting Menu at Azure Restaurant Set alongside the beach, Azure Restaurant is a fine dining establishment at the hotel.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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With Austin Cindric and Erik Jones locked in a side-by-side battle to decide a Daytona 500 qualifying race less than 100 yards from the finish line, cars wrecked behind them and NASCAR immediately hit the caution button.—
Jeff Gluck,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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As with other official statements over the previous two days, Webster said the cause is still under investigation and offered no reasons why the plane could have wrecked.—
Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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In another case, a pregnant spouse of a USAID worker was left hemorrhaging in a foreign hospital bed to await delivery, her husband said in another affidavit.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Savchenko, 36, left behind four children, his wife, his mother and two sisters, Ber said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Star Harbor Apartments, located along the Alameda shoreline, has been bought for $153.7 million, according to documents filed on Feb. 5 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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With warm waters and ample shoreline, Florida had a total of 14 bites, more than any other state.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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After all, few imagined that Trump would move so swiftly to not only abandon Ukraine, but also to threaten it—undermining Ukraine’s self-defense at the very moment that defense is complicating Russian war plans.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Housing inspectors visited rental when kids were living alone At least twice, inspectors visited a Pontiac townhome where the children were allegedly abandoned by their mother, raising questions as to whether the kids could have been found and rescued sooner.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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