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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Jaimee took cues from her mom and tried to ostracize White, making fun of him on the set.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Although never charged, Einar, a university professor, fled from Bifröst to California with Magnus, then 9 years old, to escape the rampant rumors and being ostracized by his neighbors.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Chiron harmonize, fears of being socially ostracized fade away.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Both teens separately described similar environments of pro-Palestinian fervor that left them feeling ostracized, particularly when older students with no cultural ties to the Palestinians began to don keffiyehs and accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Although never charged, Einar, a university professor, fled from Bifröst to California with Magnus, then 9 years old, to escape the rampant rumors and being ostracized by his neighbors.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
As the moon and Chiron harmonize, fears of being socially ostracized fade away.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Both teens separately described similar environments of pro-Palestinian fervor that left them feeling ostracized, particularly when older students with no cultural ties to the Palestinians began to don keffiyehs and accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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