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Recent Examples of marooned
Charlotte Walsh,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
That’s the epiphany of a marooned American astronaut who thinks he’s been rescued by kindly Martians, only to realize he’s been installed as the newest exhibit in their zoo.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, officials in Jamaica deployed emergency crews to help clear roads and drop food and supplies into marooned communities.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd's List, said for the first time in 110 days ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait after effectively being marooned there since February.
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Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first time in 110 days, ships owned by major companies were crossing the strait after effectively being marooned there since February.
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Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
As a white male who inhabited a once homogeneous town, Harry feels marooned, marginalized by the social and racial turmoil of the late 1960s.
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Time,
12 May 2026
Prior to the launch of Sunday Ticket in 1994, a Colts fan marooned in Gotham would have no recourse but to head out to a sports bar.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
Thinking of my mother marooned in her house was dismaying to me.
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Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
The oldest sleeper carriage on the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, Sleeping Car 3309 was famously marooned in a snow drift sixty miles from Istanbul in 1929.
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Rebekah Peppler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 May 2026
The ship, which was due to head to Spain, was marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde with close to 150 people on board.
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Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Adjective
The series is based on a simple premise, following up to 24 starving and marooned people who are forced to vote one another off the island.
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Charlotte Walsh,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
That’s the epiphany of a marooned American astronaut who thinks he’s been rescued by kindly Martians, only to realize he’s been installed as the newest exhibit in their zoo.
—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, officials in Jamaica deployed emergency crews to help clear roads and drop food and supplies into marooned communities.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Cox, entering the game, just stood there, awkwardly marooned in foul territory.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd's List, said for the first time in 110 days ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait after effectively being marooned there since February.
—
Duarte Dias,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first time in 110 days, ships owned by major companies were crossing the strait after effectively being marooned there since February.
—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
As a white male who inhabited a once homogeneous town, Harry feels marooned, marginalized by the social and racial turmoil of the late 1960s.
—
Time,
12 May 2026
Prior to the launch of Sunday Ticket in 1994, a Colts fan marooned in Gotham would have no recourse but to head out to a sports bar.
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
Thinking of my mother marooned in her house was dismaying to me.
—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
The oldest sleeper carriage on the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express, Sleeping Car 3309 was famously marooned in a snow drift sixty miles from Istanbul in 1929.
—
Rebekah Peppler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 May 2026
The ship, which was due to head to Spain, was marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde with close to 150 people on board.
—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooned
Adjective
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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.
Verb
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In the fourth inning, the Royals left outfielder Lane Thomas stranded on third.
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The oil market is coming full circle as millions of barrels that were stranded in the Persian Gulf head to global markets, creating a sudden oversupply that has pushed prices to their lowest level since the US-Iran war began.
Adjective
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The gags are both belabored and feeble.
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Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
Adjective
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After officers established a perimeter, the suspect came out unarmed and was arrested.
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The commission was created in the wake of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black man, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, which spawned national discussions over community-police and acted as a milestone in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Adjective
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Lil Wayne is feeling remorseful after leaving fans in Maine high and dry.
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The drought that has plagued much of the Chesapeake Bay’s watershed during the first half of this year is causing strains to drinking water supplies, hurting crop output and leaving many rafters and boaters high and dry.
Adjective
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With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.
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“Marooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marooned. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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