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Recent Examples of pariah
Russia’s pariah status in sports and art may be weakening.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
As someone who is clearly a lonely pariah with few friends and zero family, this is often.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Cultural and academic boycotts are expanding, and countries such as Spain, Italy, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have imposed arms embargoes or trade restrictions, signs of a state moving toward pariah status.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
As someone who is clearly a lonely pariah with few friends and zero family, this is often.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Cultural and academic boycotts are expanding, and countries such as Spain, Italy, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have imposed arms embargoes or trade restrictions, signs of a state moving toward pariah status.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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The story follows farm girl and high school outcast Taylah Simpkins (Abbott), who is certain the upcoming Debutante Ball, ‘the Deb,’ is her one chance to redefine herself.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Sam has teamed up with a pair of sibling vampire hunters known as the Frog Brothers (Miguel Gil and Jennifer Duka), and together these outcasts band together to take on the bad guys.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Twenty to thirty minutes gets you to Plaka for the Spinalonga boats (the former leper colony that's become weirdly Instagram-famous), or head inland to the Lasithi villages which is famous for pottery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Apr. 2026
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Having the virus was like being a leper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, the collection seemed to be a paean to rejects.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One guy simply voted for his fellow castaways in alphabetical order.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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With Piggy as the ideas man, thinking through issues like sanitation and proposing a signal fire to aid rescue efforts, Ralph uses his constituents’ goodwill to implement an ad-hoc social democracy that cares for even the youngest and weakest castaways.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 May 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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