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Recent Examples of leper
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.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Its history is complicated, having served as a leper colony for a hundred years.
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Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.
—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Its history is complicated, having served as a leper colony for a hundred years.
—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for leper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leper
Noun
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The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day.
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For that independence, he is increasingly treated as a disloyal outcast by members of his own party, who continue trying to push him out of the tent.
Noun
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The other Founders had acolytes who promoted their legacy and preserved their records, but Wilson died a pariah, which kept him out of history books as the conventional narrative of the founding took shape.
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The country, once cast as a diplomatic pariah by the West, took on a lead role mediating between the US and Iran to produce a deal.
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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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.
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Fantasizing about a castaway escape, with a remote island drop-off and beach picnic for two?
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“Leper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leper. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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