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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Nate, who is gay, is ostracized by his family because of his sexuality.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
For decades, many regional or world powers ostracized the Assad regime, tried unsuccessfully to change it, or worked with it—or around it—to pursue their own ends.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Pete Rose, who died last year ostracized by the Hall and still suspended from MLB for gambling on the game, is the all-time Major League leader with 4,256 hits.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Her anti-Trump criticism ostracized her from much of the Republican party.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
For decades, many regional or world powers ostracized the Assad regime, tried unsuccessfully to change it, or worked with it—or around it—to pursue their own ends.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
Pete Rose, who died last year ostracized by the Hall and still suspended from MLB for gambling on the game, is the all-time Major League leader with 4,256 hits.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Her anti-Trump criticism ostracized her from much of the Republican party.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Ostracize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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