offscourings

noun

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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  1. rejects
  2. outcasts
  3. lepers
  4. pariahs
  5. outsiders
  6. exiles
Noun
  • Pollock's rejects were the source material for Bald Eagle, according to Kumar.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Definition of rejects
Noun
  • Lee’s films have often zeroed in on misfits and outcasts, cut off from society’s embrace.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcasts
Noun
  • 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
Definition of lepers
Noun
  • Rather than bolstering support for traditional hunting practices, the constitutional amendment could make sportsmen and women pariahs in the public’s eye and invite further ballot initiatives.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Though top of the Premier League, City are pariahs domestically, having been found guilty of almost all of the breaches of the league’s financial regulations they were charged with, pending a final appeal.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pariahs
Noun
  • Even so, the information offers outsiders a closer look at the technologies DHS personnel may have access to.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Proving that a competitor has used proprietary manufacturing techniques can also be difficult, as outsiders generally see only the final product, according to Chan.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of outsiders
Noun
  • Salazar, who was born in Miami to Cuban exiles, worked for Spanish-language television networks before entering politics.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Candidates up and down the ballot seized the moment to stake their position against Cuba’s communist government to voters in Florida, which has the most Cuban exiles in the country.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiles
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“Offscourings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscourings. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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