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Recent Examples of pariah
If Damsky returns to law school, some classmates will treat him as a social pariah who deserves scorn.
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Asking questions that were seen as possibly opening old wounds threatened to make the Wangondu a pariah back in her hometown.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Shadow fleets, also known as ghost or dark fleets, are ships that use murky tactics to transport oil for pariah states like Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Asking questions that were seen as possibly opening old wounds threatened to make the Wangondu a pariah back in her hometown.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Shadow fleets, also known as ghost or dark fleets, are ships that use murky tactics to transport oil for pariah states like Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
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As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Harrison went from one of the most respected executives in the league to a complete outcast.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
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The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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Blending this formula with some of the best service in French Polynesia, Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora offers all the elements of a magical castaway experience.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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Being chosen to participate in such a landmark season is a dream and knowing all the castaways that did not make it here is humbling.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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