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Recent Examples of recluse
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The distance also makes Crisis Kid a chance for Corbin, an infamous recluse, to reintroduce himself after years of anxiety, paranoia, and self-destructive behavior intensified by drugs and alcohol.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Even in the best of times the 31-year-old is a bit of a recluse, and rather shy.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
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Adjective
The majority of brown recluse bites will heal after three weeks if not severe.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The distance also makes Crisis Kid a chance for Corbin, an infamous recluse, to reintroduce himself after years of anxiety, paranoia, and self-destructive behavior intensified by drugs and alcohol.
—Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Even in the best of times the 31-year-old is a bit of a recluse, and rather shy.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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Even Neil Young, known as something of a hermit, stopped in.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Get Your Butt Outside: Since the pandemic, too many of us have been living like hermits, working from home and socializing from home.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik play siblings who check up on their reclusive father, played by Tom Waits, in rural New Jersey.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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In one segment, Siblings Jeff and Emily (Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik) check in on their reclusive father (Tom Waits) in rural New Jersey.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 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 24 Aug. 2025.
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