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Recent Examples of castoffs
The 49ers, under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, have not shied away from bringing back castoffs.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Her vision is to call on the regions where the United Kingdom offloads its castoffs—say, West Africa or Eastern Europe—to re-manufacture it as well.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Women aren’t simply looking for grandma’s castoffs, though.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The series, based on novels by Mick Herron, follows a band of castoffs from the British national security service who are relegated to a ramshackle office building, with Lamb at its head.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Yet Lemaire, his coaching staff and a bunch of expansion castoffs competed valiantly, and in 2003, just the third year of the franchise, rallied from a pair of 3-1 series deficits to shock the hockey world and advance to the Western Conference final.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Her vision is to call on the regions where the United Kingdom offloads its castoffs—say, West Africa or Eastern Europe—to re-manufacture it as well.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
Women aren’t simply looking for grandma’s castoffs, though.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The series, based on novels by Mick Herron, follows a band of castoffs from the British national security service who are relegated to a ramshackle office building, with Lamb at its head.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Yet Lemaire, his coaching staff and a bunch of expansion castoffs competed valiantly, and in 2003, just the third year of the franchise, rallied from a pair of 3-1 series deficits to shock the hockey world and advance to the Western Conference final.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castoffs
Noun
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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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There are no varsity quarterbacks or Olympic hopefuls among these quirkmasters, just a heaping of outcasts who believe their lot in life rests on words like capybara and tittup.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other castaways include Season 1’s Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Season 2’s Colby Donaldson, and Cirie Fields, competing for the fifth time.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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During the three-hour premiere, viewers saw not one, but two of the initial 24 castaways sent home.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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These factors have turned the Ellisons into Murdoch-like pariahs among many Democrats, and have brought together a somewhat ideologically diverse antitrust coalition, ranging from the more centrist wing of the Democratic Party to the progressive left.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 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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“Castoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castoffs. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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