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Recent Examples of pariah
Tehran has long led a pariah state, with its only allies being Russia and China.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
If Damsky returns to law school, some classmates will treat him as a social pariah who deserves scorn.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
If Damsky returns to law school, some classmates will treat him as a social pariah who deserves scorn.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, scientists and doctors who have questioned vaccine safety, and even the benefits of vaccines, have quickly become pariahs.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
Noun
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Carradine plays Lewis as an outcast who’s completely aware of the way others perceive and reject him, yet chooses to be relentlessly, willfully, almost foolishly optimistic.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For more than 25 years, Probst has taken castaways and their fans to secluded locations for high-stakes adventures.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Even more, Probst is stepping into the shoes of the castaways in Survivor 50.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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