as in to criticize
to not allow (someone) to be included in a group; to exclude (someone) from a group
She was ostracized by the scientific community for many years because of her radical political beliefs. The other girls ostracized her because of the way she dressed.
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Recent Examples of ostracize
And one winner after another used their time at the microphone to praise the theater industry’s history of providing refuge for people who have been ostracized or othered.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
After spending 11 months gathering evidence, interviewing two dozen tearful girls and their parents, then being stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media, they were then ostracized by federal prosecutors, who took over the case in early 2007.
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Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Girls whose bodies mature earlier are more likely to feel ostracized and bullied, which can have lifelong consequences.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca,
STAT,
4 June 2026
The Vanity Fair article was published shortly after, further ostracizing Adams from her former friends and causing the remaining Eternal Values members to become even more insular.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
After spending 11 months gathering evidence, interviewing two dozen tearful girls and their parents, then being stonewalled by state prosecutors and attacked in the media, they were then ostracized by federal prosecutors, who took over the case in early 2007.
—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Girls whose bodies mature earlier are more likely to feel ostracized and bullied, which can have lifelong consequences.
—
Ashleigh N. Deluca,
STAT,
4 June 2026
The Vanity Fair article was published shortly after, further ostracizing Adams from her former friends and causing the remaining Eternal Values members to become even more insular.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracize
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks.
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Prosecutors call Hearn’s actions a deliberate, violent act causing more than $1,000 in damage, and his attorneys denounce the case as an alarming misuse of government power.
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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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