as in criticized
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 ostracized
And one winner after another used their time at the microphone to praise the theater industry’s history of providing refuge for people who have been ostracized or othered.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026
After spending 11 months gathering evidence, interviewing two dozen tearful girls and their parents, then being stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media, they were then ostracized by federal prosecutors, who took over the case in early 2007.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Hernandez's own former volleyball teammates Hadeel Hazameh and Alyssa McPherson were allegedly ostracized and targeted after taking a stand against the athlete in the fall.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
In interviews with The Associated Press, two Spanish passengers — speaking on condition of anonymity because of fears they’ll be ostracized once on land — said that despite the outbreak, their days aboard have passed with relative tranquility.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
You are allowed to have relationships and be in the world and not be ostracized.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 May 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
He’s ostracized, bullied, ridiculed, beaten.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Once ostracized for its saturated‑fat profile, tallow is enjoying a resurgence since the USDA revamped its dietary guidelines in January, emphasizing oils with essential fatty acids yet still leaving space for such fats as butter and beef tallow.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026
After spending 11 months gathering evidence, interviewing two dozen tearful girls and their parents, then being stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media, they were then ostracized by federal prosecutors, who took over the case in early 2007.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Hernandez's own former volleyball teammates Hadeel Hazameh and Alyssa McPherson were allegedly ostracized and targeted after taking a stand against the athlete in the fall.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
In interviews with The Associated Press, two Spanish passengers — speaking on condition of anonymity because of fears they’ll be ostracized once on land — said that despite the outbreak, their days aboard have passed with relative tranquility.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
You are allowed to have relationships and be in the world and not be ostracized.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 May 2026
She was subsequently kicked off the worship team, her family was ostracized and the man who’d attacked her was left unpunished.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
He’s ostracized, bullied, ridiculed, beaten.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Once ostracized for its saturated‑fat profile, tallow is enjoying a resurgence since the USDA revamped its dietary guidelines in January, emphasizing oils with essential fatty acids yet still leaving space for such fats as butter and beef tallow.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracized
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Three people were killed and 20 more people were attacked by bears across at least nine prefectures between April and June 2, according to public broadcaster NHK.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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During the Gaza war, the Houthis attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea — including ships with no link to Israel — to pressure Israel into lifting its blockade on the enclave.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Next Generation Action Network, a civil rights organization that has been advocating in favor of Anthony, denounced the racial makeup of the jurors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The Iranian government denounced Persepolis and successfully lobbied for the film’s removal from the Bangkok International Film Festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Ostracized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracized. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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