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Recent Examples of pariah
The Real Deal, a real estate trade publication, first reported on those suits in June, and Oren and Tal quickly tumbled from their perch and became pariahs.
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In the hours that followed, the president also repeatedly spoke favorably of Putin -- challenging the global pariah status the previous administration sought to brand him with.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
For a decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the West’s pariah after first annexing Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and then launching a full-scale invasion of the country.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Enduring it required the understanding that the Astros had morphed into a major-league pariah despite anything said by players or staff.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In the hours that followed, the president also repeatedly spoke favorably of Putin -- challenging the global pariah status the previous administration sought to brand him with.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
For a decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the West’s pariah after first annexing Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and then launching a full-scale invasion of the country.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Enduring it required the understanding that the Astros had morphed into a major-league pariah despite anything said by players or staff.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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At that moment, America transformed an international outcast into a guest of honour.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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This is most evident with the character of Freddy, an outcast who briefly feels better about himself after going to a salon for a makeover before an interview for his dream job.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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Its history is complicated, having served as a leper colony for a hundred years.—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Wellington’s Burgess promises that individual investors in the Wellington-Vanguard-Blackstone product will have access to the same private funds as Blackstone’s institutional clients—not the rejects.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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There were some rejects that actually seemed appealing, such as 2NDWIND, which would give the impression that driver is in a good place, maybe even starting a new career, hobby or sports.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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