as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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While its setup has familiar elements, the show really comes into its own after a couple of episodes, as Purnell and Lecky get more screen time together and a character who shares Rhiannon’s outcast perspective (Leah Harvey’s Marina) starts investigating the murders.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Black British actress Erivo lends complicated, anachronistic ideas about racial prejudice to Elphaba’s outcast status — and Chu goes all in, at one point shifting Elphaba’s mirror reflection from green to dark brown.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Black British actress Erivo lends complicated, anachronistic ideas about racial prejudice to Elphaba’s outcast status — and Chu goes all in, at one point shifting Elphaba’s mirror reflection from green to dark brown.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
On the surface, Baum’s novel seems as simple as a Grimm’s fairytale, but slyly subverts tradition by depicting the titular wizard as a shameless conman, a slick salesman who, nonetheless, genuinely helps Dorothy and her party of outcasts.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Led by the foul-mouthed and fouler-smelling Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the team of rejects consists of River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) and Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves) among others including newcomer, J.K. Coe (Thomas Brooke).Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Russia has been committing crimes against humanity and has become an international pariah.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
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Syria itself is an international pariah under Western sanctions linked to the war.Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
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Ana Navarro slams 'social leper and criminal' Diddy in passionate defense of Cassie on The View Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Santa Cruz resident Rus Scott traveled to Crete in June for adventures that included a day trip from the coastal city of Agios Nikolaos, pictured, to the tiny island of Spinalonga, which was once a leper colony.Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcast. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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