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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Recent Examples of recluses
Brown recluses can survive for months without food or water, making pest elimination ineffective for control.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Trapdoor spiders, black widows, recluses.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Trapdoor spiders, black widows, recluses.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluses
hermits
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The cautious hermits of the KMT do not attempt to forecast the future.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Recluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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