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strayed

  • past participle of stray.
  • past tense form of stray.

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Lindstrom’s wife, author Cheryl Strayed, confirmed the news on Instagram Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Gilbert much like, Cheryl Strayed with her "Dear Sugar" column and "Wild" memoir, has drifted more into life advice territory.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2023

They had to figure out who Sugar would be, because Strayed had already been portrayed — by name — in “Wild” and didn’t want to revisit that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

"The movie 'Wild' starring Reese Witherspoon and based on the book by Cheryl Strayed is an example of a film I saw after losing my mother that helped validate my experience," Kolaya told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

Strayed steers carrying the Number Ten brand were hazed back to the big fenced-in meadows from the mountain slopes, were counted and held, in an ever-swelling herd.

From Man to Man by Gregory, Jackson