castaways

plural of castaway
as in outcasts
one who is cast out or rejected by society one theory is that Easter Island was first settled by castaways from Polynesia

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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. 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
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Noun
  • Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Nicknamed El Refugio by many exiles, the name became synonymous with the Freedom Tower.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Advertisement The presence of India’s prime minister provided some democratic gloss to this parade of pariahs.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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