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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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But her efforts are no match for a big storm that sets the house adrift in the wild sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Eight points adrift, but with momentum and more than 20 minutes on the clock, a France comeback loomed ominously.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Scheffler, who shot a Saturday 65 on his way to winning last year's US PGA, surprisingly stuttered to a 71 and is five adrift.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Their actions, casting adrift the ship's captain William Bligh, have been immortalised in books and film.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She felt adrift, like she really had gone to Patzinakia among the Pechenegs.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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