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Recent Examples of Synonyms for castaways
Noun
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Those capricious moves and bold reversals have fueled the anxiety in the diplomatic corps here in Washington even as allies and outcasts alike are trying to make sense of the moment.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Frame has arrived at her scene of longed-for creative apotheosis, and, of course, it is reached among outcasts, during the drift of an unemployed afternoon, by the public water, with the crumpled, argent detritus of casual intoxicants.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Victor was also able to acquire MoMA castoffs, including chairs by Alvar Aalto and Charles Eames, during periodic de-accessioning, underscoring his reverence for these design pioneers.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
Noun
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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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The Real Deal, a real estate trade publication, first reported on those suits in June, and Oren and Tal quickly tumbled from their perch and became pariahs.—
Debra Kamin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Castaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castaways. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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