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Cultural and academic boycotts are expanding, and countries such as Spain, Italy, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have imposed arms embargoes or trade restrictions, signs of a state moving toward pariah status.
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Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
In Season 2, Maxine is left a social pariah after a scandalous public breakdown.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Then Anthropic entered into an epic battle over red lines with the Pentagon that risked making the AI company a pariah.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
First, go back a week to the moment that made Bridgeman a temporary pariah.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
In Season 2, Maxine is left a social pariah after a scandalous public breakdown.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
Then Anthropic entered into an epic battle over red lines with the Pentagon that risked making the AI company a pariah.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
First, go back a week to the moment that made Bridgeman a temporary pariah.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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Indeed, Ye has been something of an outcast in the mainstream entertainment industry since a series of antisemitic and racist tirades in 2022, culminating in the release of a swastika T-shirt via his Yeezy brand.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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California Avenue is Blick’s new series about a family of outcasts and For All Mankind spin-off Star City is about the Soviet space programme, with Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin and Agnes O’Casey starring.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Having the virus was like being a leper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both narratives describe key moments from Francis’ early years: After taking a vow of poverty, Francis begged for alms and also worked in leper colonies near Assisi.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At first glance, the collection seemed to be a paean to rejects.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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New rejects include four additional variations of 04FCSK and several other attempts at sneaking in the f-word, including 0F0KS and 0FUX4U. Other additions include: 1. 0GB0SS 2. 0HCR4P 3. B4DAZZ 4.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Each group would later attend a tribal council and vote out the eighth, ninth, and tenth castaways.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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