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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The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Smith completed a pre-trial intervention program, so all charges were dropped in March 2025.

— DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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