offscourings

plural of offscouring
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
  • 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
  • Sam’s science fiction action adventure spotlights life on the margins if also on the fringes of deep space, its two main characters a pair of well-meaning outcasts outrunning the law.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 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
Noun
  • Advertisement The presence of India’s prime minister provided some democratic gloss to this parade of pariahs.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The longer underinvestment and drift continue, the more likely outsiders will dictate the terms.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • From the Roman centurion to the woman at the well, Jesus frequently interacted with and helped outsiders from differing tribes.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nicknamed El Refugio by many exiles, the name became synonymous with the Freedom Tower.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The overarching storyline for Battletech is the struggle between the noble houses born from the Succession Wars and the returning exiles of the Clans.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Offscourings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscourings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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