castaway

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cast·away | \ ˈkast-ə-ˌwā

Definition of castaway

1 : thrown away : rejected

2a : cast adrift or ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck

b : thrown out or left without friends or resources

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Recent Examples on the Web But for visitors, arriving by Le Gois is a particularly thrilling way to access this seaside playground, only heightening the castaway feeling of the place. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2018 Society does not like to hear from us castaway mothers. — Jen Gunter, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017

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