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Recent Examples of pariah
And puts the United States in danger of becoming a pariah following the launching of a nuclear first strike.
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Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
And Will Kirby was a reality TV revelation, somehow becoming the house's biggest pariah and still managing to win the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Four days of jury selection wrapped up Friday in the case against the former Hollywood powerbroker turned #MeToo pariah.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
And Will Kirby was a reality TV revelation, somehow becoming the house's biggest pariah and still managing to win the game.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.
—Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Four days of jury selection wrapped up Friday in the case against the former Hollywood powerbroker turned #MeToo pariah.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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For that independence, he is increasingly treated as a disloyal outcast by members of his own party, who continue trying to push him out of the tent.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Robin also strikes up a friendship with a soulful, philosophical leper (Murray Bartlett, covered in wrappings from head to toe), who somehow recognizes his good qualities.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Medieval Danish lepers were not excluded from high-status grave sites close to churches.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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At this point, the judges summon a cart containing a dozen or so yard-sale rejects (e.g., a mini bathtub, a clothesline, an empty lantern??).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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