as in rejects
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law
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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
Noun
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When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Oak Lawn’s history of being a haven for the LGBTQ community dates back to the mid-1900s when LGBTQ people were outcasts — and considered criminals.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Few if any of the originators attend now that the Santas are less social pariahs and law breakers and more fraternity brothers and junior bankers.—
Chuck Palahniuk,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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This suggests that the Kinahans remain bedfellows with geopolitical pariahs.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lots of outsiders have moved in, though not as many as in the book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Like Red Sox-Yankees, Bears-Packers is historic, personal and easy for outsiders to understand.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Installing exiles with no domestic base is a recipe for failure.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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There are 8 million Venezuelan exiles who, if they could be persuaded to return, might make a difference.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Offscourings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscourings. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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