as in to criticize
to not allow (someone) to be included in a group; to exclude (someone) from a group
She was ostracized by the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs. The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.
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That seems to line up with the research Max has done into Green Meadows’ Dr. Sabian (Bruce Altman), who was ostracized from the medical community over a controversial eye therapy.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Elyse has chatted with Outside a few times about her passion for helping LGBTQ+ youth who feel ostracized in their current peer groups and environments.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Still, the version that did make it to the screen, where Elio feels ostracized because of his obsession with extraterrestrial life and all its possibilities, remains relevant.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The historical figure was tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, at which point she was ostracized by her Massachusetts community.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Elyse has chatted with Outside a few times about her passion for helping LGBTQ+ youth who feel ostracized in their current peer groups and environments.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
Still, the version that did make it to the screen, where Elio feels ostracized because of his obsession with extraterrestrial life and all its possibilities, remains relevant.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The historical figure was tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and stepmother in 1892, at which point she was ostracized by her Massachusetts community.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracize
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Vera Institute's advocacy arm Vera Action, for example, assessed that the the GOP spent more than $1 billion attacking Democrats on crime and immigration in 2024, while Democrats spent roughly $319 million on advertisements that played up their public safety records.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cardi also dropped a trailer for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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