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Recent Examples of recluse
William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
For all 11 songs, the 35-year-old indie rock star assumes the character of a recluse in a messy house.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Cast also includes Rebecca Pidgeon as PR flack Georgia Cornchuk-Stein, and Chris Bauer as a Malibu recluse.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
The villagers start blaming the recluse ‘witch’ of the village who is known to practice black magic.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
For all 11 songs, the 35-year-old indie rock star assumes the character of a recluse in a messy house.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Cast also includes Rebecca Pidgeon as PR flack Georgia Cornchuk-Stein, and Chris Bauer as a Malibu recluse.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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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
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In it, Day-Lewis plays a hermit in the North England woods who’s visited by an old friend (Sean Bean) sent to bring him back to his son.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What follows is a zigzag through Parisian streets as Amélie seeks out the wonder of an old metal box that reveals itself behind her apartment wall, with the initial help of her reclusive neighbour, Raymond Dufayel and a newfound commitment to performing good deeds.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Guigsy is extremely reclusive; the Gallaghers and the rest of the current lineup quite possibly have no interest in participating in any of this.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2026.
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