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Recent Examples of adrift
The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
Emotionally exhausted and adrift, Aubry said goodbye to Survivor and moved on with her life, getting married and having a child.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
Four people and a dog were left adrift in a treacherous ocean inlet when their boat capsized off Oak Island on the North Carolina coast, according to searchers.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
Few of the film’s ideas truly connect with one another, leaving its lead stars adrift in the process, forcing them to conjure three dimensional details from a script that, intentionally or otherwise, feels paper thin.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
Emotionally exhausted and adrift, Aubry said goodbye to Survivor and moved on with her life, getting married and having a child.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
Four people and a dog were left adrift in a treacherous ocean inlet when their boat capsized off Oak Island on the North Carolina coast, according to searchers.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
Few of the film’s ideas truly connect with one another, leaving its lead stars adrift in the process, forcing them to conjure three dimensional details from a script that, intentionally or otherwise, feels paper thin.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift
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Once all but deserted, the town experienced a revival in 1965, when artists and musicians began to flock there after encouragement from the Yugoslav government.
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Security video reportedly shows Carman entering a condominium hand in hand with the teen, then later leaving alone, hauling a large suitcase toward a deserted area alongside the railway.
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The show’s title is synonymous with the fears of many Americans, who navigated and are still navigating a divided political nation.
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Typically, the Supreme Court rulings released earlier in the term are less divided, and decisions released later in the term tend to break down along ideological lines at a higher rate.
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The funding infusion represents the second significant capital raised toward the sweeping project, which so far has involved entities connected to Mehta purchasing half a dozen properties on three blocks of Fillmore between Clay and Pine streets, including the forsaken theater.
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Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
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Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
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Cinematographer Guillermo Garza shoots neglected settings like fine art, embracing the grime.
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Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.
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Hand creams are often a forgotten but very important part of any anti-aging routine, especially during the cooler months.
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According to the gallery, the 25-minute film is set in a semi-abandoned hotel near Tokyo and reimagines the Greek myth of the goddess Persephone’s abduction by Hades.
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The city has been overwhelmed in recent years by an influx of abandoned and stray dogs and puppies.
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This turns a series of disjointed points into a cohesive, professional broadcast.
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But on the ground, frustration is growing over what many see as a slow and disjointed response.
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What should scare them more is ending up with hundreds of AI projects, dozens of disconnected workflows and no idea how any of it fits together.
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Structured blazers and heavy layering feel increasingly disconnected from today’s climate and lifestyle.
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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