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as in exclusion
treatment that is deliberately exclusionary
Teenagers may act against their better judgement to avoid social ostracism.
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2
as in exile
the forced removal from a homeland
His family celebrated his safe return after nearly a decade of political ostracism.
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The biggest target of this ostracism has been the AfD. Even as its public support has grown over the past decade from less than 5% to around 20% in the polls, the party has remained a pariah in Parliament.
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
So is the country's push for swift justice Trump's rhetoric, which appears to change tack on Putin's ostracism by the U.S., was welcomed by some in Russia.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To refine their results, the researchers then asked around 300 participants to take narcissism assessments and to record their feelings of past and present ostracism, reporting present ostracism over a period of 14 days.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
So is the country's push for swift justice Trump's rhetoric, which appears to change tack on Putin's ostracism by the U.S., was welcomed by some in Russia.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To refine their results, the researchers then asked around 300 participants to take narcissism assessments and to record their feelings of past and present ostracism, reporting present ostracism over a period of 14 days.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracism
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Controversies And Politics More than 70 past contestants, including the U.K.'s Mae Muller, have signed an open letter calling for Israel's exclusion from the contest.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Since this would be framed as a deduction, not an exclusion, payroll taxes—meaning your Social Security and Medicare taxes—would still apply to the tips and overtime earnings that qualify for the deduction.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Foundation, which last dropped a fresh episode back in September 2023, follows a band of exiles on their journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
7 May 2025
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Based on Isaac Asimov’s trilogy, season 3 continues the epic chronicle of a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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While such news often triggers concerns about automation and job displacement due to artificial intelligence, the company indicated a different rationale: This adjustment is a calculated step to optimize resources and ensure continued robust investment in Microsoft’s burgeoning AI platform.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Across the world, people are expressing intense anxiety about AI causing job displacement.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 May 2025
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After a few days of processing what had just happened, between the momentous assassination and his own expulsion, his mother drove him to the board of education headquarters on High Street.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
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South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Wednesday seeking the expulsion of New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Ostracism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracism. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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