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Recent Examples of pariah
Monday’s court ruling and Texas Tech’s defense of its quarterback have shaken administrators and turned the Red Raiders into a pariah, now over more than just Texas Tech’s heavy spending on transfers in multiple sports.
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
And puts the United States in danger of becoming a pariah following the launching of a nuclear first strike.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
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The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day.
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.
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Medieval Danish lepers were not excluded from high-status grave sites close to churches.
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.
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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??).
Noun
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But the Hurricanes turned speedy castaways like Ehlers, Miller, Taylor Hall and Eric Robinson into Cup champions.
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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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