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Recent Examples of castaway
Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
With Piggy as the ideas man, thinking through issues like sanitation and proposing a signal fire to aid rescue efforts, Ralph uses his constituents’ goodwill to implement an ad-hoc social democracy that cares for even the youngest and weakest castaways.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
Viewers got to watch 24 castaways—four of whom came from previous seasons of Australian Survivor, three of whom have appeared on other reality TV shows, and 17 brand-new contestants—live on emote islands, compete in challenges, and vote each other off the show.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
Carving out a little lane of their own is ØWay, a supergroup of castaways big enough to fill every position on a baseball field.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
First, Jeff Probst competed alongside the group of castaways.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Friendship Bay Beach on the eastern shore is another popular anchorage with a beautiful beachfront, while remote Crescent Beach on the island's northeast coast offers a castaway feel.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
Each group would later attend a tribal council and vote out the eighth, ninth, and tenth castaways.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Chartering a speedboat, we were whisked into the bay, a spellbinding expanse of calm, amniotic water dotted with more than 50 tiny islands and pristine beaches that called to mind castaway fantasies.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Colts head coach Shane Steichen has found something in castaway quarterback Daniel Jones.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
The decor seems to have been made with materials which washed up on a beach giving it a genuine castaway appearance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Emotion was a big part of Season 48, with Probst being moved to tears on camera for the first time in 25 years when castaway Joe Hunter put the game aside to make sure his ally, Eva Erickson, a player with autism, was OK.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
The package also includes daily breakfast and dinner and a bottle of champagne, and add-ons include a private dinner aboard a yacht, a castaway picnic lunch on a private island, and filling your private pool with red roses.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
One guy simply voted for his fellow castaways in alphabetical order.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
With Piggy as the ideas man, thinking through issues like sanitation and proposing a signal fire to aid rescue efforts, Ralph uses his constituents’ goodwill to implement an ad-hoc social democracy that cares for even the youngest and weakest castaways.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
Viewers got to watch 24 castaways—four of whom came from previous seasons of Australian Survivor, three of whom have appeared on other reality TV shows, and 17 brand-new contestants—live on emote islands, compete in challenges, and vote each other off the show.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
Carving out a little lane of their own is ØWay, a supergroup of castaways big enough to fill every position on a baseball field.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
First, Jeff Probst competed alongside the group of castaways.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Friendship Bay Beach on the eastern shore is another popular anchorage with a beautiful beachfront, while remote Crescent Beach on the island's northeast coast offers a castaway feel.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
Each group would later attend a tribal council and vote out the eighth, ninth, and tenth castaways.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Alternatively, book one of the two castaway treatment rooms at the beach, glimpsing the turquoise sea through the lentisk and juniper trees.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Chartering a speedboat, we were whisked into the bay, a spellbinding expanse of calm, amniotic water dotted with more than 50 tiny islands and pristine beaches that called to mind castaway fantasies.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Colts head coach Shane Steichen has found something in castaway quarterback Daniel Jones.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
The decor seems to have been made with materials which washed up on a beach giving it a genuine castaway appearance.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Emotion was a big part of Season 48, with Probst being moved to tears on camera for the first time in 25 years when castaway Joe Hunter put the game aside to make sure his ally, Eva Erickson, a player with autism, was OK.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
The package also includes daily breakfast and dinner and a bottle of champagne, and add-ons include a private dinner aboard a yacht, a castaway picnic lunch on a private island, and filling your private pool with red roses.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castaway
Noun
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Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, the collection seemed to be a paean to rejects.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is the most powerful story about two Korean sisters separated during Japanese occupation in WW2—Hana is taken to Japan and forced to become a comfort woman, meanwhile Emi left behind grows up and spends her life searching for her lost sister.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Rees took over play-calling duties after Week 10 as the Browns sought answers in a lost season.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The story follows farm girl and high school outcast Taylah Simpkins (Abbott), who is certain the upcoming Debutante Ball, ‘the Deb,’ is her one chance to redefine herself.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Sam has teamed up with a pair of sibling vampire hunters known as the Frog Brothers (Miguel Gil and Jennifer Duka), and together these outcasts band together to take on the bad guys.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The problem is not simply that these writers are absent from Parisian shelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Denise and Mohamed bought new clothing for the other children, whereas Djena was given ratty hand-me-downs—even her bras were Denise’s castoffs.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Sam Darnold is an example of a castoff quarterback who had something to prove and did so with the Vikings.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The spiral of menace is breathtaking as Gary continues to dig them in deeper with his misplaced confidence and reckless moves, and a bone-chilling warning left in the dead of night forces Irwin to bring Hester up to date.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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While more experienced doctors might have the ability to fall back on years of clinical expertise, some worry that reliance on such a medical tool might lead to dependence and misplaced confidence among medical students and junior doctors.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Twenty to thirty minutes gets you to Plaka for the Spinalonga boats (the former leper colony that's become weirdly Instagram-famous), or head inland to the Lasithi villages which is famous for pottery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Apr. 2026
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Having the virus was like being a leper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The missing date back to 2014 Neither Russia nor Ukraine publish regular casualty numbers in the war, although analysts estimate hundreds of thousands of casualties in the fighting.—
Dan Bashakov,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Lions Bays Search and Rescue led the initial search for McLean as a missing person, only to be superseded by the IHIT investigators active in RCMP regions in the province’s lower mainland.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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“Castaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castaway. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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