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Recent Examples of hermit
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
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Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Luke Skywalker was a hermit living on a remote island.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Their dictatorial hermit nation is often called Africa’s North Korea.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
At the time of his death in 1993, Phoenix was nearing the end of filming Dark Blood — a Dutch thriller film in which Phoenix played a hermit who takes a couple hostage while preparing for the end of the world.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Luke Skywalker was a hermit living on a remote island.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Their dictatorial hermit nation is often called Africa’s North Korea.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
At the time of his death in 1993, Phoenix was nearing the end of filming Dark Blood — a Dutch thriller film in which Phoenix played a hermit who takes a couple hostage while preparing for the end of the world.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermit
Noun
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The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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For all 11 songs, the 35-year-old indie rock star assumes the character of a recluse in a messy house.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Now in his 40s, Frank has been in prison for almost his whole adult life, spending 17 years in solitary for assaulting two of his fellow inmates.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Nearly four of those years were spent in solitary at ICE’s Northwest Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, where Daniel died on March 7, 2024, the report says.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hydrolysate has the highest protein content, followed by isolate and concentrate.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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In director Charlie Polinger’s drama, Joel Edgerton plays the coach of a swim camp where the boys, led by the cruel, wisecracking Jake (Kayo Martin), isolate and bully Eli (Kenny Rasmussen) by pretending that his skin rash is the plague and refusing to speak to him.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermit. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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