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Recent Examples of recluse
Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
Ditko’s strong views about culture and philosophy kept him well out of the public spotlight at his own insistence, earning him a reputation as a recluse.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Dylan earned the reputation of a recluse despite a lifetime of routinely touring the country and performing before thousands of people.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Since the band broke up in 2011, Meg White, its drummer, has become one the great recluses of 21st-century pop, rarely seen in public and declining all interview requests — which would make any possible appearance by her a major coup for the Rock Hall.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
However, Michaela reveals the truth is actually that Jocelyn became a recluse 10 years prior because she was disfigured by plastic surgery after her and Peter's divorce.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
Ditko’s strong views about culture and philosophy kept him well out of the public spotlight at his own insistence, earning him a reputation as a recluse.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Dylan earned the reputation of a recluse despite a lifetime of routinely touring the country and performing before thousands of people.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Since the band broke up in 2011, Meg White, its drummer, has become one the great recluses of 21st-century pop, rarely seen in public and declining all interview requests — which would make any possible appearance by her a major coup for the Rock Hall.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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Later, in 1254, Pope Alexander IV included other groups of hermits in the order, known as the Grand Union.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
27 May 2025
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The Asian hermit spider’s unique adaptation might seem strange to some and brilliant to others.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Farmer will be hoping for more Ring alerts from his reclusive neighbor in the not-too-distant future.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Analysts say the opening of this luxury resort shows that Pyongyang is pursuing economic prosperity as well as - not instead of - military ambitions and reclusive dictatorship.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
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“Recluse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluse. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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