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cast away





ADJECTIVE
shipwrecked
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It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

COSTNER: When they weren’t useful, they were just cast away.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

He makes a plea to be cast away on an island in the South Pacific, "where you can swim, maybe fashion a hook and fish".

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

“Donkeys have been completely cast away from society,” said King, who never married and adopted a child in 2006.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

It is a vicious thing, and a cursed thing, surely to be cast away by gods and men alike.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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