1
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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Recent Examples of ostracism
The risks of defiance are often highlighted: ostracism, professional consequences or backlash.
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Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
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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.
—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
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Sunita Sah, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Read More: The Surprising Face of German Anti-Immigration Policies
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracism
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As a result, Hernandez was allowed to compete at the state finals in the girls’ long jump, high jump and triple jump, but her qualifying did not result in the exclusion of any cisgender girl.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Neither this court nor the Supreme Court has ever upheld the exclusion from a forum or denial of a benefit based on a private recipient’s viewpoint outside the forum or benefit program.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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While his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn became classics, Twain made poor financial decisions that bankrupted him and forced him to flee the country and spend nearly a decade in exile.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Tens of thousands went into exile, a large portion of them to Nova Scotia, to other parts of Canada or across the Atlantic Ocean to England.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Overcoming Common Concerns: Human Oversight And Job Security Despite AI’s promise, many legal professionals fear job displacement and are uncertain about how AI can help them.—
Daniel Farrar,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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These sea level changes will profoundly impact life in some of the country's largest cities and could even lead to the displacement of communities.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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For centuries, Jewish communities across Europe had confronted antisemitic expulsions from capitals and major cities.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
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But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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“Ostracism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracism. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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