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Recent Examples of recluse
Sophie Williams, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Trapdoor spiders, black widows, recluses.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are two types of venomous spiders found in the United States — the black widow and the brown recluse.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Crawford herself would, ironically, end her life as a NYC recluse.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Last autumn, six months after beginning her solo career, the singer and Little Mix member pretty much resigned herself to life as a recluse, spending the majority of her time in her Cheshire house.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Trapdoor spiders, black widows, recluses.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are two types of venomous spiders found in the United States — the black widow and the brown recluse.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Crawford herself would, ironically, end her life as a NYC recluse.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recluse
Noun
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, once a paranoid hermit nation of Europe, after 1992 Albania began to emerge from its fortress mindset.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Not necessarily reclusive perhaps, but just private, as much of us are.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tributes have continued to pour in on social media from peers of the reclusive R&B visionary, including comments from Tyler, the Creator, Jill Scott, E-40, Royce Da 5’9 and Timbaland.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hospitality fared well in Deputy’s study, making up half of the 10 happiest job sectors, despite the sector’s reputation for high stress, unsociable hours, and low pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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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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“Recluse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recluse. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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