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Recent Examples of reclusion
His reclusion became the basis for podcasts, tabloid reports, social media chatter.
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Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
In contrast to his bold designs, he was known for his ascetic lifestyle of few possessions and periods of reclusion in France, where he was taken a boy with his mother in the late 1930s after his father was killed in the Spanish Civil War for opposing the right-wing forces of Gen. Francisco Franco.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
These needn’t detain us — except to the extent that Wang’s decision to turn back may have signaled respect for his friend’s reclusion.
—Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
Home reclusion has definitely made notable shifts in consumers' dressing habits.
—Yanie Durocher, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019
With the war long over, Homer carried it with him still, to deeper and deeper reclusion.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
In his five years as president, Mr. Rouhani has tried to guide the Islamic Republic out of reclusion, shaping it into a more economically open country.
—Asa Fitch, WSJ, 9 May 2018
Yet for listeners nonetheless intrigued by the mystery, the host is an apt guide to chronicle Simmon’s rise to fitness superstardom and plunge into reclusion.
—Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2017
Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
In contrast to his bold designs, he was known for his ascetic lifestyle of few possessions and periods of reclusion in France, where he was taken a boy with his mother in the late 1930s after his father was killed in the Spanish Civil War for opposing the right-wing forces of Gen. Francisco Franco.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
These needn’t detain us — except to the extent that Wang’s decision to turn back may have signaled respect for his friend’s reclusion.
—Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
Home reclusion has definitely made notable shifts in consumers' dressing habits.
—Yanie Durocher, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
Caine’s miserable and sharp-witted author just wants to live out his days in peace with a bottle of scotch, a cigar and his orange tabby cat, but Plaza’s hopeful editor pulls him out of his reclusion.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019
With the war long over, Homer carried it with him still, to deeper and deeper reclusion.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
In his five years as president, Mr. Rouhani has tried to guide the Islamic Republic out of reclusion, shaping it into a more economically open country.
—Asa Fitch, WSJ, 9 May 2018
Yet for listeners nonetheless intrigued by the mystery, the host is an apt guide to chronicle Simmon’s rise to fitness superstardom and plunge into reclusion.
—Laura Jane Standley, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclusion
introversion
Noun
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The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.—
Ann Powers,
NPR,
11 June 2025
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The Myers Briggs research team found that 39% of top executives and senior leaders in the U.S. prefer introversion.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Reclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclusion. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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