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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Being directed to bowl alone with an unfamiliar adult, rather than with her classmates, likely made Annie feel ostracized.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
For 80 years, the democracies that lived through the war shared a commitment to ostracizing extremists.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Being directed to bowl alone with an unfamiliar adult, rather than with her classmates, likely made Annie feel ostracized.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
People with Dalit surnames say they have been denied housing, socially ostracized, and even the victims of communal violence.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
For 80 years, the democracies that lived through the war shared a commitment to ostracizing extremists.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Being directed to bowl alone with an unfamiliar adult, rather than with her classmates, likely made Annie feel ostracized.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
People with Dalit surnames say they have been denied housing, socially ostracized, and even the victims of communal violence.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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