stranding 1 of 2

noun

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as in grounding

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stranding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strand
1
as in wrecking
to cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking the ghostly remains of ships that had been stranded by the reef

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2
as in leaving
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 Synonyms for stranding
  1. wrecking
  2. leaving
  3. abandoning
  4. shipwreck
  5. wreck
Verb
  • This prequel flashes back to a previous Christmas in Los Angeles, when their unintentional destruction of a Santa Claus parade balloon put the city on edge, wrecking the gang's plans for a massive Yuletide bank robbery.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The vocalist’s sole concerns related to the natural environment, the animal kingdom and humankind’s responsibility for wrecking our only home.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecking
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  • Jenner also attended the afterparty of the Los Angeles A Complete Unknown premiere in December, mingling with her beau’s co-stars and leaving the function with him hand-in-hand.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In March 2018, the company announced that Loeffler would be leaving at the end of the year.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of leaving
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  • Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Also, abandoning traditional in-room extras such as plastic water bottles, toothbrushes and shampoos are now top priorities for hoteliers across the globe.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • The shipwreck, which dates back to the fifth- or sixth-century B.C., was found near Ragusa, a city in southeast Sicily.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The incident follows another deadly shipwreck in the same region last Thursday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank, killing at least nine people, Reuters reported at the time.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shipwreck
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  • The six victims were leaving Pero Family Farms on State Road 7 near Atlantic Avenue at the time of the wreck.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Of those, 35 involved an injury — the same number of total wrecks reported during that timeframe a week earlier.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of wreck
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