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castaway

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


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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

Six wasn’t only small for a Lab; he has a leaky heart valve, lowering his value and turning him into a castaway.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

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




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