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Recent Examples of pariah
The technology could ultimately change the way films and TV shows are made forever, and Aronofsky could end up being remembered as a pioneer, rather than a pariah, in the field.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Tehran has long led a pariah state, with its only allies being Russia and China.
—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
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
Tehran has long led a pariah state, with its only allies being Russia and China.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pariah
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There are no varsity quarterbacks or Olympic hopefuls among these quirkmasters, just a heaping of outcasts who believe their lot in life rests on words like capybara and tittup.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Harris grew up in the South as a bookish outcast, reading the works of Ernest Hemingway and Jonathan Swift.—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 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
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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
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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
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Other castaways include Season 1’s Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Season 2’s Colby Donaldson, and Cirie Fields, competing for the fifth time.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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The show quickly became a phenomenon, and along with watching castaways eat (and call each other) rats, viewers took note of Probst.—
Paige Cornwell,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Pariah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pariah. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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