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adrift

adverb as in floating out of control

Strongest match

adverb as in without purpose

adverb as in off course

Strongest match

Weak matches

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Hull, who has had visa and sickness issues in the build-up to the tournament, is at five under overall and sits four strokes adrift of joint leaders Linn Grant and Grace Kim.

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His 96-year-old mother died about three months ago, sad and adrift after her home of five decades burned.

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The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing, presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast, with only seven survivors rescued after six days adrift.

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As for the championship, Verstappen needs some kind of a miracle now that he is 49 points adrift with such a short run to the end of the season.

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They now languish in eighth place, eight points behind Arsenal and four adrift of City, but with momentum stalled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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