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adjective

as in abandoned

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verb

past tense of maroon
as in stranded
to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island

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Recent Examples of marooned
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. — 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 In the 2015 science fiction blockbuster The Martian, the United States makes a rushed effort to send life-sustaining provisions to its marooned astronaut on the Red Planet. — David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2017
Verb
Without progress on either Hamas’s disarmament or Israel’s withdrawal, the Palestinian governing committee (currently marooned in Cairo) and police force cannot enter Gaza; neither can any international force. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Gosling is in the conversation for Best Actor for his portrayal of a scientist marooned alone on a spacecraft, as are Sandra Hüller and James Ortiz, who plays the sage extraterrestrial Rocky. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026 Guests are provided a golf cart to get to and fro, as sandy paths are unmarked and unpaved to exude the look and feel of being marooned. — Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 Andrew Garfield Brought Gifts Before getting marooned in Albuquerque with Owen Thiele, Andrew Garfield helped celebrate Jimmy Kimmel’s 5,000th episode. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The Kennedy Center has grown increasingly marooned from its many patrons and performing arts peers in recent months, and today has a starkly sparse programming schedule. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 David is especially marooned, a man of a certain generation in a culture that’s rapidly slipping into illegibility for him. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 The impetus for baseball to seize control of in-market games was accelerated by the demise of the Main Street Sports RSNs, which marooned nine MLB clubs. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 Cox, entering the game, just stood there, awkwardly marooned in foul territory. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marooned
  1. abandoned
  2. stranded
  3. feeble
  4. unarmed
  5. high and dry
  6. overcome
Adjective
  • By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • There is a possibility of being stranded on Hatteras Island for multiple days.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Two Utah residents who hiked Mount Shasta in Northern California were rescued after they became stranded during a perilous 36-hour journey through freezing conditions.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stranded
Adjective
  • Then, Washington tight end Decker DeGraaf caught a pass and took off down the sideline, the former Glendora High standout running through two feeble-arm tackles on the way to an inexplicable 42-yard touchdown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Briogeo Destined for Density Serum The Briogeo Destined for Density Serum is a lightweight liquid formula that thickens feeble strands, plumps roots, and rapidly spurs new hair growth.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • The Attorney General’s Office investigates police deaths of unarmed people, but only from shootings.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist from Virginia, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in November 2009, injuring another 32.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unarmed
Adjective
  • My first boyfriend left me high and dry just before it, and another guy took me.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The unofficial end of summer left some boaters in Minnesota high and dry over Labor Day weekend.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of high and dry
Adjective
  • Sheffield is sticking to her campaign promise of helping Detroit's most vulnerable overcome homelessness.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Definition of overcome

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