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Recent Examples of recluse
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Smaller, immature brown recluses, about 1 milimeter in length, are more abundant in September and October, Vail said.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
Spiders More than 900 species of spiders call Texas home, including two poisonous types — the black widow and brown recluse.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Between the now elderly Iris (Gabrielle Rose), who lives in a isolated fortress deep in the woods, and her recluse and largely absent mother Darlene (Rya Kihlstedt), Stefani’s life has been ruled by disappointing parental figures.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
Reactions to bites from a brown recluse, like any spider or insect, can vary.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
Smaller, immature brown recluses, about 1 milimeter in length, are more abundant in September and October, Vail said.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
Spiders More than 900 species of spiders call Texas home, including two poisonous types — the black widow and brown recluse.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Between the now elderly Iris (Gabrielle Rose), who lives in a isolated fortress deep in the woods, and her recluse and largely absent mother Darlene (Rya Kihlstedt), Stefani’s life has been ruled by disappointing parental figures.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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Many of us became hermits when COVID-19 ravaged our sense of normalcy, and some still haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of in-person dating.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dexter is now a bit of a hermit living in the wilderness, when his past begins to catch up with him.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Leprino, the world’s largest mozzarella maker, has undergone a transformation after the death of reclusive billionaire and former chairman and CEO James Leprino.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Father story, for instance, stars longtime Jarmusch favorite Tom Waits as a reclusive dad, living somewhere in the northeast United States, who’s visited by his grown children, played by Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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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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“Recluse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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