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Recent Examples of recluse
Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
But where the blazing redhead star turned recluse’s mystery came from something thrown into the water, the copper-tressed, genre-blurring songwriter’s own mysteries are contained within.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Whitney Peak plays Dakota, a young woman who has turned into an Agoraphobic recluse after the unexpected death of her mother.
—Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Mowing down the cell’s surface The toxin in recluse venom is an enzyme, which is a protein that makes certain chemical reactions go faster.
—Matthew Cordes, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
But where the blazing redhead star turned recluse’s mystery came from something thrown into the water, the copper-tressed, genre-blurring songwriter’s own mysteries are contained within.
—Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Whitney Peak plays Dakota, a young woman who has turned into an Agoraphobic recluse after the unexpected death of her mother.
—Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Mowing down the cell’s surface The toxin in recluse venom is an enzyme, which is a protein that makes certain chemical reactions go faster.
—Matthew Cordes, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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According to Greek and Roman mythology, Orion was a nocturnal hermit hunter who was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Christophers Steven Soderbergh, 100 minutes Sir Ian McKellen stars as Julian Sklar, a reclusive painter who started a series in the ’90s known as The Christophers.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Kris decides to visit the movie’s original star, Billy Presley, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery who lives in the campgrounds where early iterations of the franchise were shot.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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 7 Jun. 2026.
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