recluses

plural of recluse
as in hermits
a person who lives away from others he was sick of cities and crowds, so he decided to go live by himself in the woods as a recluse

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hermits
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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
  • The practice of self-flagellation, Norman Cohn informs us, was seemingly first adopted by monastic hermits in the eleventh century.
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Recluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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