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Recent Examples of hermit
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.
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
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, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermit
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Sylvie, a borderline recluse, has been watching her neighbors through a telescope and using them as inspiration for her writing, work that’s rendered in vivid detail onscreen.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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In the aftermath, Mad's sister, Annabel, becomes a recluse, and Mad struggles to keep the family's bar afloat as the sisters become the center of damaging gossip.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Now in his 40s, Frank has been in prison for almost his whole adult life, spending 17 years in solitary for assaulting two of his fellow inmates.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Nearly four of those years were spent in solitary at ICE’s Northwest Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, where Daniel died on March 7, 2024, the report says.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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As product categories mature and consumers become more sophisticated, demand is shifting toward non-intoxicating isolates and compounds that have specific therapeutic potential.—
Thomas Andersen,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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If the first few ingredients are recognizable foods — chicken, beans, yogurt, vegetables, oats, nuts — that is generally a better sign than a long list of isolates, gums, starches, and additives.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermit. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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