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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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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

Some of the medical and scientific skepticism is a result of people feeling adrift in a rapidly changing world and drowning in competing information.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Niewiadoma-Phinney now holds a 15-second lead over Vollering with two stages remaining while Swiss rider Reusser is 39 seconds adrift in third.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Moody’s gaze had unfocused slowly from her face, like a boat adrift.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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