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
  • Apparently, at a KATSEYE concert, even the ballads aren’t allowed to stay grounded.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Director Destin Daniel Cretton wanted a more grounded, street-level Spider-Man, with the city itself integral to the story.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • Once moored, a boardwalk leads through old-growth forest to the fault itself, where ocean water is drawn in, heated up high and released through fissures in the rock.
    — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the summer of 2021, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, was invited onto a superyacht moored off the ancient city of Durrës, on the Adriatic coast.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of moored
Verb
  • The 21-year-old from Dallas, who soared to gold in the all-around on Friday after recovering from injuries that wrecked her Olympic hopes in 2021 and again in 2024, hardly looked tired in what has quickly become the meet of her life.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Just as Bryan’s own ascent began, alcoholism almost wrecked his fellow Oklahoma heroes, Turnpike Troubadours.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The legal proceedings remained tied up in the court system until their divorce was finalized with a settlement in November 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tied up
Verb
  • Running out of fuel might leave a car stranded, but a satellite keeps moving.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Before midday, rescuers in a state helicopter were trying to reach two people stranded in a motor home after trying to escape floodwaters, said Archuleta County Sheriff Mike Le Roux.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 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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“Beached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beached. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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