1
as in exclusion
treatment that is deliberately exclusionary
Teenagers may act against their better judgement to avoid social ostracism.
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2
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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Recent Examples of ostracism
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.
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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
But pointing out the violation of this principle that factory farms represent can lead not just to harassment and intimidation, but also to a subtler repercussion: social ostracism.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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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
But pointing out the violation of this principle that factory farms represent can lead not just to harassment and intimidation, but also to a subtler repercussion: social ostracism.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracism
Noun
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Exploited a custom exclusion rule from a client WDAC policy.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Though some dietary exclusions make more sense than others, a few foods seem to be recommended against especially often.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Irrawaddy, an online Myanmar news site operating in exile, reported that at least 80 bodies were found in the wreckage of the Great Wall Hotel in Mandalay after the removal of walls and rubble Sunday afternoon.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the most famous contemporary example is China’s imprisonment and torture of artist-activist Ai Weiwei in 2011, who has been living in exile since 2015.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Workers fear job displacement, which naturally affects overall well-being and directly impacts morale and productivity.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Without a comprehensive impact study on the risks of displacement, this project cannot be responsibly approved.—
Aimee Rosato,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Some Israeli settlers have since October 7 called for a return to Gush Katif and for the re-settlement of Gaza, a movement emboldened by Israel’s right-wing politicians who have openly called for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though the state Board of Education overturned the expulsion, a Cobb County judge later reinstated it.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Ostracism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracism. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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