adrift

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adrift
Adjective
  • The election results were tight, reflecting a deeply divided nation.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • Both sides of this divided nation have been hoping for the destruction of those on the other side.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • What’s a neglected part of your ME—your health, learning, or joy?
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Approaching Legal Structure In A Disjointed Way One of the foundational mistakes that startups make is to rely on law, tax and financial experts in a disjointed manner, which causes many gaps and holes in the overall legal structure itself.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • But as soon as his divorced family enters the picture — first his mother alone, and then his estranged father with his second wife and step-siblings in tow — his film becomes disjointed and adrift.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • When legislators tried to clarify the denial with the agency’s general counsel and legislative affairs director, the call was abruptly disconnected.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2025
  • As of Thursday afternoon, 89 customers connected to a substation on the 18500 block of County Road 89, roughly two miles east of the fire, remained disconnected, according to data collected by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The house features four bedrooms and one bathrooms. 2. $9.7 million, single-family residence in the 100 block of Pineview Lane A sale has been finalized for the detached house in the 100 block of Pineview Lane in Menlo Park.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
  • Prices hold steady Home prices remained stable, with the median sale price for a detached home rising about 1 percent month-over-month to $665,000.
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • In unconnected neighborhoods, there are still plenty of old-school trash cans around, and garbage trucks continue to prowl.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
  • That has dissipated in line with the style of Bloom’s multi-club model, with the clubs regarded as unconnected entities and personal ventures.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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