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castaway

[kast-uh-wey, kahst-] / ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst- /


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“Survivor 50” castaway Joe Hunter has made it to the final tribal council of the grueling competition show twice, but walked away with slim to none when it came to jury votes.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The Seahawks were paced by a brilliant performance by quarterback Sam Darnold, a Jets castaway who rebuilt himself in Minnesota before landing in Seattle this past offseason.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 26, 2026

The two other prominent theories are that Earhart crash-landed on or near the then-Japanese Marshall Islands, or that she made it to Nikumaroro island near Kiribati and died a castaway there.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2025

But — unless you are a castaway or a sociopath — you have to square those things with the needs of some larger group.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2023

Shirley followed a few steps behind her, pretending to kick a castaway can whenever the American turned to glance her way.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

They are deep enough to create a distant shore of the imagination, where readers can live as castaways from cable news, TikTok and the dull throb of the ordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

In some cases, people are just set off on their own to a deserted island to cosplay as castaways.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2024

This show, 46 seasons in and still going strong, returns with the host Jeff Probst and 18 castaways who are headed to Fiji to compete and survive.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2024

It seemed strange that people dwelt on so small and forlorn a place, a mere sandbar; maybe they were castaways; but he was too weary to puzzle his head about them then.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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