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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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracize
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She was criticized by some for her expensive timepiece and for using prisoners as production props.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Carey criticized laissez-faire economics for degrading the British working class.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Particularly his ability to do things at such high speed and to help begin attacking moves in his own half.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Police are searching for three suspects who were caught on video repeatedly attacking a 61-year-old trans woman outside of her convenience store in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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