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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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Recent Examples of ostracism
But schools have degenerated into Chinese re-education camps to indoctrinate youth in fact-free intellectual dogmas currently in vogue through name-calling, ostracism and concocted accusations of bigotry.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
What Research Says About Black Atheists and Agnostics Many Black secular professionals fear ostracism and judgment while networking.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Women often fear that discovery of their complaints could lead to retaliation or social ostracism at home, fueled by the pervasive victim-blaming attitude in their communities.
—Nandita Shivakumar, Sourcing Journal, 20 Sep. 2024
In some ways, the ostracism seems like what she’s wanted, living proof of her thesis on the left’s growing intolerance.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024
What Research Says About Black Atheists and Agnostics Many Black secular professionals fear ostracism and judgment while networking.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Women often fear that discovery of their complaints could lead to retaliation or social ostracism at home, fueled by the pervasive victim-blaming attitude in their communities.
—Nandita Shivakumar, Sourcing Journal, 20 Sep. 2024
In some ways, the ostracism seems like what she’s wanted, living proof of her thesis on the left’s growing intolerance.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostracism
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Zoom in: The legislation would expand categorical exclusions under NEPA for forest management projects in high-risk areas and put new limits on litigation.Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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In 1915, 69 percent of all exclusions were based on medical criteria.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
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Those detained recently include the director of a freedom of speech group, and the son in law of Edmundo González, the retired diplomat who became the opposition's stand-in candidate in July's election, and is now in exile.Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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As with the previous reports, excerpts appeared in independent Russian publications, mostly working in exile: Meduza, Holod, and Re: Russia.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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To make this discovery now, as the community faced new displacement, felt profound.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Hefner, director of the city’s Housing and Neighborhood Services, said former Lamplighter tenants can reach out to the caseworker assigned to them when the city’s mass displacement effort began in December.Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jean-Marie challenged the expulsion in court but was finally kicked out in 2018.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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That has set up a clash between what Trump’s billionaire advisers need to line their pockets and the broad crackdowns and expulsions that Trump promised voters.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Ostracism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracism. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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