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Recent Examples of recluse
Reuters, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
From that moment on, Lennon effectively became a recluse, rarely seen in public and never to tour again.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
My fourth-grade class trooped through the woods and used wax paper to rub the recluse Johann Wilhelm Stolting’s tombstone.
—Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The late polymath and famously eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes was a businessman, pilot, aerospace engineer, investor, and philanthropist turned recluse who was once the richest man in the world.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Related article Reported Swedish shooter lived as recluse in quiet apartment block
AR-15 rifles have been permitted for hunting since 2023 and Strommer said around 3,500 have been licensed since then.
—Reuters, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
From that moment on, Lennon effectively became a recluse, rarely seen in public and never to tour again.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
My fourth-grade class trooped through the woods and used wax paper to rub the recluse Johann Wilhelm Stolting’s tombstone.
—Shannon Doyne, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The late polymath and famously eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes was a businessman, pilot, aerospace engineer, investor, and philanthropist turned recluse who was once the richest man in the world.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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Indeed, most religions also include a subset of followers who argue for eschewing material things in favor of a more spiritual life frequently personified by hermits.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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George lives something of a hermit’s life in Hudson.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The former actor has been mostly reclusive since severing ties with his ex and their seven kids.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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In Myanmar, a reclusive state run by a military government that tightly controls information, there are limited details on the full scale of death and destruction.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 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 12 Apr. 2025.
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