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Recent Examples of eremite
Walden, after all, is a kind of how-to guide, a self-help book for aspiring eremites.
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Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 19 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eremite
hermit
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At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit.—
Esther Zuckerman,
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12 Dec. 2025
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On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.—
NPR,
NPR,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Eremite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eremite. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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