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Recent Examples of castaways
Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Not only are the new crop of castaways competing for $1 million prize, but two of the contestants will also return for next year's all-star 50th season.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
Not only are the new crop of castaways competing for $1 million prize, but two of the contestants will also return for next year's all-star 50th season.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castaways
Noun
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Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of these mistruths portrayed the killers as outcasts and, crucially, victims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The overarching storyline for Battletech is the struggle between the noble houses born from the Succession Wars and the returning exiles of the Clans.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Several other exiles in London — oligarchs and defectors — who died under mysterious circumstances in the early 2000s.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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An ancient human’s hunting kit castoffs found in modern-day Big Bend National Park can help reveal how people lived in the region 7,000 years ago, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement The presence of India’s prime minister provided some democratic gloss to this parade of pariahs.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Castaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castaways. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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