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Recent Examples of leper
Having the virus was like being a leper.
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Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, in a remote leper village, a handsome stranger brings hope with miraculous cures until doubts grow about whether his help may come at a terrible cost.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leper
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, in a remote leper village, a handsome stranger brings hope with miraculous cures until doubts grow about whether his help may come at a terrible cost.
—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leper
Noun
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As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
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Kim drops his cover and assembles a team of outcasts to pursue justice through brutal and calculated means.
Noun
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Relatability is an overhyped virtue these days, but fans seem to see themselves in Patricia, whose teenage traumas have rendered her a social pariah desperate for connection.
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The other Founders had acolytes who promoted their legacy and preserved their records, but Wilson died a pariah, which kept him out of history books as the conventional narrative of the founding took shape.
Noun
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The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
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Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.
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But the Hurricanes turned speedy castaways like Ehlers, Miller, Taylor Hall and Eric Robinson into Cup champions.
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Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.
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“Leper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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