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Recent Examples of recluse
Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
But there are only two venomous spiders native to Texas — the brown recluse and the black widow, and their bites are rarely fatal.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
And all Holly has to do is pull a little con on ’80s starlet Mariah McKay (Turner), a rich recluse who has faded into a Norma Desmond-like obscurity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
So why is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ – the pseudonym adopted by the inventor of Bitcoin Bitcoin -2.3% and the blockchain – such a resolute recluse?
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Others, who described him as somewhere between a quiet man and an odd recluse, didn’t want to give their names.
—Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
But there are only two venomous spiders native to Texas — the brown recluse and the black widow, and their bites are rarely fatal.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
And all Holly has to do is pull a little con on ’80s starlet Mariah McKay (Turner), a rich recluse who has faded into a Norma Desmond-like obscurity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
So why is ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ – the pseudonym adopted by the inventor of Bitcoin Bitcoin -2.3% and the blockchain – such a resolute recluse?
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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This is due to the fact that a hermit once lived here.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
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After the hermit’s death, the farmhouse then served various community purposes, from a teacher’s cottage to a meeting hall, but had been neglected until recently, when the Queen Mother helped the community acquire ownership and renovate it.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Their capture is likely to provide valuable information about North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed state whose leader, Kim Jong Un, has been ratcheting up his hostile rhetoric against the United States and its allies.—
Stella Kim,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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So, yeah, because of that, she’s been more socially reclusive.—
John Russell,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
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“Recluse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluse. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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