as in landed
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water
stranded whales often die because their bodies overheat on the hot sand
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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 stranded
Opheli Garcia Lawlor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Frostbite and Hypothermia Duda fled his home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region more than a week before becoming stranded.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The increasing range of batteries should also ease anxieties about being stranded on a windswept evening in Nordland.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the Volcano, from Poland, deals with consequences of a different kind, focusing on a Ukrainian family stranded in Tenerife at the start of the recent Russian invasion.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Thurman, meanwhile, is left stranded, pitching her particular turn all over the place.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 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
Rising ocean temperatures push sea turtles north during warm months, which increases the chance of them getting stranded in the fall.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Mass cancellations and delays were the norm — and then when travelers ended up stranded and there was no incentive for airlines to provide any sort of compensation.
—Opheli Garcia Lawlor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Frostbite and Hypothermia Duda fled his home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region more than a week before becoming stranded.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The increasing range of batteries should also ease anxieties about being stranded on a windswept evening in Nordland.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Under the Volcano, from Poland, deals with consequences of a different kind, focusing on a Ukrainian family stranded in Tenerife at the start of the recent Russian invasion.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Thurman, meanwhile, is left stranded, pitching her particular turn all over the place.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 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
Rising ocean temperatures push sea turtles north during warm months, which increases the chance of them getting stranded in the fall.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranded
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Paying the right tariffs is necessary to avoid government fines and calculate the true landed cost of products.Steve Banker, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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As Industry expands its scope outside the trading floor and into the halls of power—involving government officials, media moguls, and members of Britain’s landed gentry—the stakes are about more than just money.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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This flow provides a foundation for AI, enabling faster time-to-value and more grounded, production-grade AI applications.Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Just days before Mercury stations direct, the sun will ingress into Virgo on Aug. 22, bringing forth more grounded and practical energy.Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
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By Wednesday morning, Albertsons abandoned the merger and filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging a willful breach of contract for not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the merger.Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tesla deliveries are below expectations, Volvo has moved back its 2030 100% EV timeline, General Motors abandoned its 1-million-vehicle 2025 sales goal, and Ford has shifted some EV production back to internal combustion vehicles, the note reported.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Stranded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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