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Recent Examples of recluse
Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Maryland recluse Zel, who barely has a digital footprint past SoundCloud, is not most people.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
While most spiders are harmless, species such as the black widow and brown recluse can pose health risks due to their bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Although Newton himself was a recluse, a circle of zealous Newtonian men of science, described by historians as devoted disciples and even evangelists for Newton’s natural philosophy, took his new theories on the road.
—Beth Dufault, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Maryland recluse Zel, who barely has a digital footprint past SoundCloud, is not most people.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
While most spiders are harmless, species such as the black widow and brown recluse can pose health risks due to their bites.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
This includes brown and black widows and brown recluse.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
12 Dec. 2025
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On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.—
NPR,
NPR,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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With a thick white-gray coat that blends into their surroundings, these reclusive felines live on high, rocky mountains with some of the harshest conditions on Earth, according to the WWF.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seven strange tales intersect in a small town populated by eerie figures, including a reclusive doctor and a man who claims ants live in his ears.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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