beached 1 of 2

adjective

as in stranded
resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water the beached whale had to be helped back out to sea

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beached

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verb

past tense of beach
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as in moored

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as in wrecked

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Recent Examples of beached
Adjective
Despite these efforts, high tide came and went, and the whale remained beached. — Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Hundreds of sea turtles become beached or stranded every year from injury, disease, illness or environmental threats, the zoo says. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 The idea that someone could actually live in the studio — which from the outside looks a bit like a large beached Sausalito houseboat — was clarifying for actor Steven Lee Johnson, who plays audio engineer Charlie in the show. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beached
  1. grounded
  2. moored
  3. wrecked
  4. tied up
  5. stranded
  6. shipwrecked
Adjective
  • However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As a filmmaker, Henderson is interested in juxtaposing grounded characters and everyday settings with suspense, horror and the supernatural.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • The boys sailed into Da Nang Harbor at night, then moored to a giant tanker in a Russian naval base.
    — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This image also appears to show China’s first-ever aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, moored nearby.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of moored
Verb
  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • But the move remains tied up in court and has not taken effect.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • More than 60% of Korean household net worth is tied up in non-financial assets like real estate, the highest share among the advanced economies Goldman studied.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tied up
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  • In order to test him during his childhood, his parents do everything from shooting an apple off his head to leaving him stranded in a dangerous part of town, forcing John to fend for himself.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For those stranded by a flood, survival depends on many factors including access to oxygen, food and water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stranded
Verb
  • In a passage from the Book of Acts, Paul is shipwrecked while sailing for Rome.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • They are subsequently shipwrecked, with Odysseus left as the sole survivor on the shores of Calypso’s island.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of shipwrecked

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