ostracize

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Recent Examples of ostracize Brennan is ostracized by both the deaf and hearing communities and his only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter, Carly, played by Lara Peake. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025 Sometimes, leaders pick a fight with a big personality to exert their authority, and although only Amorim knows what his motivations for ostracizing Rashford are, his decision not to attempt to reintegrate the forward quickly appeared to harden to the point of principle. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her. Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 Being directed to bowl alone with an unfamiliar adult, rather than with her classmates, likely made Annie feel ostracized. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ostracize
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  • The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Several Democratic members of Congress criticized her firing.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025
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  • May 8 India fires attack drones into Pakistan, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military says.
    Riazat Butt, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Trump acknowledged Democrats would attack Republicans for a tax hike, and that raising taxes was blamed for former President George H.W. Bush’s reelection loss in 1992.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 May 2025

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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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