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Bans, booing and ostracism The labeling of Israel as a pariah state internationally does not seem to bother the government.
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
In Palm Royale season 2, Maxine is left a social pariah after that very public breakdown on stage at the Beach Ball.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Putin, soaked in blood and defying every principle America once claimed to uphold, was treated not as a pariah but as an honoured guest.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
But restarting business with a country that the West has largely turned into a diplomatic and economic pariah via sanctions will be no easy feat.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
In Palm Royale season 2, Maxine is left a social pariah after that very public breakdown on stage at the Beach Ball.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Putin, soaked in blood and defying every principle America once claimed to uphold, was treated not as a pariah but as an honoured guest.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
But restarting business with a country that the West has largely turned into a diplomatic and economic pariah via sanctions will be no easy feat.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of these mistruths portrayed the killers as outcasts and, crucially, victims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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The spot is owned by Julie Fairweather, the mother of season 49 contestant Shannon Fairweather, and fan-favorite six-time castaway Boston Rob bartended there before going on the CBS show.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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