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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

Mr. Graham converted the Canadian pavilion into a wooden-walled space suggesting a Robinson Crusoe-style castaway hut.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Their blood is a good, nutritious, salt-free drink; their flesh is tasty and filling; their fat has many uses; and the castaway will find turtle eggs a real treat.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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