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adrift

[uh-drift] / əˈdrɪft /
ADVERB
floating out of control
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WEAK
anchored on course tied down


ADVERB
off course
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The tourists were battling for survival on 52-2 - 268 adrift of making England bat again - when the bad weather intervened for a second and final occasion in Birmingham.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

He was a sad figure adrift, a relic virtually alone until he was hunted down by the CIA and French intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

And now Aston Martin have introduced their major upgrade, Cadillac face the prospect of spending the rest of the season well adrift of the rest of the field.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

With no career prospects and their ballasts gone, they were adrift.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

While intellectually stimulating, decision theory, econometrics, and similar courses left me feeling adrift.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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