as in stranded
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooned
Verb
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According to a post on the fire department's Instagram, the pet managed to swim to a nearby island, roughly 75 feet offshore, where the dog became stranded.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Joe Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance, when the nation witnessed a hoarse and feeble president losing his train of thought and struggling to finish sentences, ended his re-election campaign.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Their feeble efforts fall flat, because the physical historical record dictates otherwise.—
Daily Southtown,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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The unarmed man allegedly fought back during the confrontation, but he was eventually subdued.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2025
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The program, designed to provide unarmed aid to those suffering mental-health crises, diverted 34% of emergency calls last year, a staggering increase.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Max Monks was left high and dry when 16 Lots Brewing Co. shuttered its locations in Mason and Newport late last year.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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All these groups and more will be left high and dry, rolling the dice with every major decision.—
Kristin Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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“Marooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marooned. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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