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as in exclusion
treatment that is deliberately exclusionary
Teenagers may act against their better judgement to avoid social ostracism.
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as in exile
the forced removal from a homeland
His family celebrated his safe return after nearly a decade of political ostracism.
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The biggest target of this ostracism has been the AfD. Even as its public support has grown over the past decade from less than 5% to around 20% in the polls, the party has remained a pariah in Parliament.
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
So is the country's push for swift justice Trump's rhetoric, which appears to change tack on Putin's ostracism by the U.S., was welcomed by some in Russia.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To refine their results, the researchers then asked around 300 participants to take narcissism assessments and to record their feelings of past and present ostracism, reporting present ostracism over a period of 14 days.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
So is the country's push for swift justice Trump's rhetoric, which appears to change tack on Putin's ostracism by the U.S., was welcomed by some in Russia.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To refine their results, the researchers then asked around 300 participants to take narcissism assessments and to record their feelings of past and present ostracism, reporting present ostracism over a period of 14 days.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracism
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However, China's exclusion highlights Trump's hardline approach toward Beijing.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This Bloomingdale’s coupon code can then be used on any items with no exclusions or expiration date if the price match was requested after your purchase.—
Brie Schwartz,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now living in exile in the United States, Maradiaga serves as the director of the W.L.C.’s academy, which helps train activists fighting authoritarian governments around the world.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Roman judges could and sometimes did face removal from office, property confiscation, exile or even death for executing clearly innocent people.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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This was next-gen performance born from racing and applied to touring, and it was all driven by a 260 hp, 3.3-liter Colombo V-12—with 275 cc of displacement per cylinder, hence the moniker—mated to the aforementioned five-speed manual transaxle.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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In this powerful act of social and political resistance, this community centered nonprofit aims to fight off displacement and create opportunities for families and individuals to remain in their own neighborhoods.—
Alyza J Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Protesters have called for the expulsion of Haitian migrants during incidents that have turned violent.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The outcome of that review may determine that financial fines or expulsion from future competition is necessary.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Ostracism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracism. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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