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After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, he had been treated as a pariah by the United States and Europe.
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Alexandra Vacroux, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Not that the townspeople, who treat him like some sort of true pariah, are much better.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Some will move cynically, making the calculation that accommodation with the Palestinian population is preferable to being a permanent international pariah.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Being seen as open to a Palestinian state would help Israel avoid pariah status around the world, a reality that is gaining momentum as a reaction to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Vacroux, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Not that the townspeople, who treat him like some sort of true pariah, are much better.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Some will move cynically, making the calculation that accommodation with the Palestinian population is preferable to being a permanent international pariah.
—Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Being seen as open to a Palestinian state would help Israel avoid pariah status around the world, a reality that is gaining momentum as a reaction to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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Sharing the same gray pallor to their skin, the pair take comfort in one another as fellow outcasts.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Without his mother’s overbearing glare, Ed becomes romantically involved with Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son), an intriguing outcast in town, and begins indulging in a spree of gruesome crimes that would later shock the nation.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, in a remote leper village, a handsome stranger brings hope with miraculous cures until doubts grow about whether his help may come at a terrible cost.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The show tests a group of castaways as they are stranded on the islands of Fiji.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Previous castaways that will play (again) in the 50th season have been announced via CBS's Instagram.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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