maroon

verb

Definition of maroonnext
as in to leave
to cause to remain behind sailors marooned on a desert island

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Recent Examples of maroon In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd's List, said for the first time in 110 days ships owned by major companies are transiting the strait after effectively being marooned there since February. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 18 June 2026 In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first time in 110 days, ships owned by major companies were crossing the strait after effectively being marooned there since February. — Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 That many universities have partnered with tech companies to provide students with access to their shiny AI models has only served to rubber stamp and accelerate the tech’s adoption in the classroom, marooning individual instructors to figure out how to work around AI on their own. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026 As a white male who inhabited a once homogeneous town, Harry feels marooned, marginalized by the social and racial turmoil of the late 1960s. — Time, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for maroon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maroon
  1. leave
  2. strand
  3. abandon
  4. desert
Verb
  • WireImage Three days after Jeongyeon became the first TWICE member to leave JYP Entertainment in the group’s eleven-year history, Chaeyoung has announced her own departure.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities are searching for the driver of a van who struck a man in a wheelchair in Dania Beach and fled the scene, leaving the victim injured and his wheelchair damaged.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Fishing boats were stranded ashore, infrastructure was damaged and homes were surrounded by sediment left by receding waters.
    — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Residents posted videos on social media that showed vehicles stranded in high water, a power pole being toppled by rushing water and flooded intersections.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of strand
Verb
  • That’s not to say that Tehran is going to abandon its proxies – far from it.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And it's kind of abandoned, not very well maintained at the time.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • Another neighbor said the apartment was deserted when police arrived.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One season on our family farm, deer deserted a tree stand that had produced results for years.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of desert

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