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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Blending this formula with some of the best service in French Polynesia, Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora offers all the elements of a magical castaway experience.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Being chosen to participate in such a landmark season is a dream and knowing all the castaways that did not make it here is humbling.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The cafe’s opening in the 305 is pegged to the 50th season of the iconic series, in which a group of castaways in a remote location are forced to fend for themselves while the world watches.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Savannah Louie won and beat out 17 contestants — including the other two final castaways, Sophi Balerdi and Sage Ahrens-Nichols.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
For the immunity challenge, castaways need to balance a ball at the end of a plank, and whoever lasts the longest wins immunity.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
Previous castaways that will play (again) in the 50th season have been announced via CBS's Instagram.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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
Some promise barefoot castaway fantasies, where sustainability and slow living reign supreme; others offer full-throttle adventure, with underwater worlds, jungle trails, and helicopter safaris just beyond your villa door.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2025
Creative decor with upcycled and reclaimed materials, retractable roofs for stargazing from bed
From $4,400/night
Book now
Soneva brought its castaway fantasy to new heights with the May 2024 opening of a third Maldivian hideaway that’s its grandest—and smallest—resort to date.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 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
The 24 castaways on season 50 will be split up into three tribes.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Blending this formula with some of the best service in French Polynesia, Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora offers all the elements of a magical castaway experience.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
Being chosen to participate in such a landmark season is a dream and knowing all the castaways that did not make it here is humbling.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The cafe’s opening in the 305 is pegged to the 50th season of the iconic series, in which a group of castaways in a remote location are forced to fend for themselves while the world watches.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Savannah Louie won and beat out 17 contestants — including the other two final castaways, Sophi Balerdi and Sage Ahrens-Nichols.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
For the immunity challenge, castaways need to balance a ball at the end of a plank, and whoever lasts the longest wins immunity.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
Previous castaways that will play (again) in the 50th season have been announced via CBS's Instagram.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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
Some promise barefoot castaway fantasies, where sustainability and slow living reign supreme; others offer full-throttle adventure, with underwater worlds, jungle trails, and helicopter safaris just beyond your villa door.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2025
Creative decor with upcycled and reclaimed materials, retractable roofs for stargazing from bed
From $4,400/night
Book now
Soneva brought its castaway fantasy to new heights with the May 2024 opening of a third Maldivian hideaway that’s its grandest—and smallest—resort to date.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 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
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New rejects include four additional variations of 04FCSK and several other attempts at sneaking in the f-word, including 0F0KS and 0FUX4U. Other additions include: 1. 0GB0SS 2. 0HCR4P 3. B4DAZZ 4.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Minneapolis alone, the city government now estimates 76,000 residents – or about 20% of the city’s population – have urgent needs in terms of lost wages, food insecurity and an inability to make rent, among other things.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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This memoir is surprisingly open about why that might be, framing the politician as a lost soul always searching for a stable identity.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Maïmouna Miawana plays Kellou with an open-hearted and gentle determination that suits this character who thinks of herself as an outcast.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The child prodigy who was a double outcast Political observers shouldn’t have been surprised.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Best Supporting Actor winner Sean Penn, absent in London, picked up his first BAFTA win ever for his memorable role as Steven Lockjaw in One Battle , and Wunmi Masoku, although British, was a bit of a surprise as Best Supporting Actress for Sinners.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kick You, 2026 BAFTA nominee Rose Byrne plays Linda, a therapist with a child suffering from a chronic gastrointestinal illness, an absent husband, and a literal hole opening up in the ceiling of her home.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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But the visitors from Memphis were a husk of that outfit, a cavalcade of new faces and Golden State castoffs being observed by the ghost of Ja Morant garbed in street clothes.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ira, so with a trade the team will be Bam Adebayo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jovic and a bunch of G Leaguers or castoffs.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kennedy has made no bones about his misplaced skepticism of mRNA vaccines, pinging off the proliferating conspiracies around the COVID vaccines — incredible innovations that saved countless lives during one of the worst global catastrophes in recent memory.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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These consequences—avoidance, self-doubt, and misplaced effort—are consistent across different markets.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Both narratives describe key moments from Francis’ early years: After taking a vow of poverty, Francis begged for alms and also worked in leper colonies near Assisi.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Days after Guthrie went missing, TMZ was among the first to report on an initial note demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her safe return.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Owen Lamont, a portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management and a former University of Chicago finance professor, told Fortune earlier this month that the current picture in markets qualifies as a bubble by three of his four bespoke metrics, with the only missing element being a flood of IPOs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Castaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castaway. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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