as in hermits
a person who lives away from others
an eremite wandering the desert alone as a test of his faith
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hermits
Noun
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The cautious hermits of the KMT do not attempt to forecast the future.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Many of us became hermits when COVID-19 ravaged our sense of normalcy, and some still haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of in-person dating.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Eremites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eremites. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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