as in beach
the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water
the wishful dream of living an indolent, idyllic existence on some far-off strand
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as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
he just drove off, stranding her in some dinky town with just a few bucks and the clothes she was wearing
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Recent Examples of strand
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2025
Related Articles With her blond hair coiffed into a high ponytail with strands framing her face, Kidman’s dangling Diamond Twist earrings from Robert Coin could be seen accenting her suit.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
His first-inning pitch to strand Arraez on Wednesday had 15 inches of horizontal movement.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Noun
One strand running through the film is that of reconstruction and repair, Petzold says.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2025
Related Articles With her blond hair coiffed into a high ponytail with strands framing her face, Kidman’s dangling Diamond Twist earrings from Robert Coin could be seen accenting her suit.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Verb
Pete Alonso ended the inning to strand two with a ground-ball right back to Bernardino.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
His first-inning pitch to strand Arraez on Wednesday had 15 inches of horizontal movement.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strand
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Two people — Jesus Ivan Rodriguez-Leyva, 36, and Julio Cesar Zuniga-Luna, 30, both Mexican nationals — were arrested on the beach on suspicion of smuggling the passengers on the boat, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Photo : David Marlow The estate has access to unspoiled white-sand beaches.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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His cabin was a few miles south of the one the bear wrecked for for me, closer to the fringe of settlement.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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That meant late nights, early wake-ups, work events, and heels that wreck your feet, plus years of jet lag from endless travel.—
Jessica Sibley,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Lale Esquivel followed with a liner to left plating McDermott to give Grapevine a 2-0 lead.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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San Diego police responded with squad cars; a helicopter circled overhead after the game, urging fans to leave the parking lots promptly.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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No buildings will be constructed within 100 meters of the shoreline, which hosts nesting turtles.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Effort is aimed at saving ‘iconic building’ New CT luxury hotel preps for season in shoreline town.—
RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Elder Scrolls Online, like any other MMO, is the type of game many players spend hundreds of even thousands of hours playing over the course of several years, so asking them to abandon an account with that type of legacy just to play with someone on another platform is a very big ask.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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How private resorts are changing travel Final boarding call for free bags at Southwest as airline abandons a cherished perk Travel Troubeshooter: Denied boarding on my flight home.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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“Strand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strand. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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