STRAYED (INTO) Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

strayed (into)

verb

past tense of stray (into)

as in wandered (into)

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dropped in

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Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Buhler faced two other counts of unlawful possession of a firearm that were dropped in accordance with the plea deal.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026

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