ostracized

past tense of ostracize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ostracized Far from being ostracized, Palestinian leaders are being courted by statesmen even while hostages remain in Gaza—even while Hamas openly vows to repeat October 7 again and again. Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Hamas watched in recent months as Israel has become increasingly ostracized. Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 Annie became part of the Kele tribe but initially ostracized herself from the rest of the group and chose to go on solo missions rather than bond with the team. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Those with low self-esteem were more likely to use silence as a defensive response to criticism or rejection and were more likely to report feeling ostracized more frequently themselves. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Dell said the real challenge is how quickly students who deviate from their peers’ politics can be ostracized. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025 Judy was sort of a nonentity in these films until Annabelle Comes Home, where she was played by Mckenna Grace and given the character development of being ostracized by her classmates over her possible-grifter parents. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Part of the presentation focused on helping people overcome their fear of being ostracized for having plants seen as too wild. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The story followed a Russian family ostracized from society in 1930s Soviet Russia. Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracized
Verb
  • The Hostages and Missing Families Forum criticized Hamas earlier in the day for releasing only four of the 28 confirmed deceased hostages, calling it a breach of the agreement.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And while the council does have the power to reject commissioners, Jenkins’ move was scathingly criticized by the Coalition for Police Accountability, an advocacy group that first lobbied to establish the oversight body.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Late Saturday and early Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid in an aim to degrade Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of winter.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In August 2023, he was attacked by three fellow inmates, sustaining neck injuries that required medical treatment.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both parties have denounced its soaring costs, crushing debt, and degrees that don’t yield jobs.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement has caused an immediate and negative pushback from prominent MAGA figures, who have denounced the decision as going against the America First politics the movement supports.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Ostracized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracized. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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