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one who is cast out or rejected by society
  • was treated as a leper after she leveled unpopular criticism of the beloved star

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“Leper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leper. Accessed 19 Sep. 2020.

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