as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
sailors marooned on a desert island
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One Studios International Key Shows Stranded on Honeymoon Island – From team behind MAFS, an adventure reality show in which couples matched by experts are marooned on a desert island and left to fend for themselves.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
But its magic can be isolating, too, by conjuring relationships that don’t exist, and marooning us within a universe where anything is real.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
During the opening marooning challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his shoulder going under a muddy net, but what actually transpired was much more involved than what aired on TV.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
During filming for the premiere, which aired on Feb. 26, production hit a snag as Kevin Leung injured his shoulder during the marooning challenge.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
But its magic can be isolating, too, by conjuring relationships that don’t exist, and marooning us within a universe where anything is real.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
During the opening marooning challenge, viewers saw Kevin Leung injure his shoulder going under a muddy net, but what actually transpired was much more involved than what aired on TV.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
During filming for the premiere, which aired on Feb. 26, production hit a snag as Kevin Leung injured his shoulder during the marooning challenge.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Targeting Immigrant Students California Could Ban ICE From Public Schools Third Grade Student Arrested by ICE Sparks Mass Protest Trump ended CBP One for new entrants on January 20, the first day of his second term, stranding thousands in Mexico who had appointments into early February.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Then, as the hungry whales migrated north in 2019, large numbers began stranding on the beaches of California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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These fighters were the anti-fascist Resistance—men who’d deserted the armies of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and were preparing to fight for freedom.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Never desert a blaze: Avoid leaving any fire unattended.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Maroon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maroon. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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