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stranded

[ stran-did ]

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adjective

left helpless or without transport:
Officials said many people remained stranded even though floodwaters were receding.
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stranded

[ stran-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination):
a five-stranded rope.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stranded¹

First recorded in 1700–10 in its literal sense “run or driven ashore,” and in its figurative sense in 1850–55; strand ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Origin of stranded²

First recorded in 1805–15; strand ² + -ed ³

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On Saturday Bashe posted a social media video showing a pile of rotten bananas in a truck stranded at the border with Malawi, saying it was hard for Tanzania to tolerate the trend.

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"I'm stranded in the street, not knowing where to go. I don't know why they're after me. They destroyed us and brought ruin to us."

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Many transnational migrants were stranded in Mexico when Trump took office and announced an end to asylum at the border.

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The fighting in South Sudan has left thousands of people like Ms Williams stranded at the Renk Transit Centre.

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It accounted for two of his strikeouts, including one to Joc Pederson that stranded runners at second and third in the third.

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strand strand line

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