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outcast

[out-kast, -kahst] / ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /


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Getting branded with cooties by those with the power to brand made you an outcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Thomas Harris grew up in the South as a bookish outcast, reading the works of Ernest Hemingway and Jonathan Swift.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

His dislike of this year’s performer, superstar Bad Bunny, makes him an outcast twice-over.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

"Here is this wonderful animal who is a little outcast from how the rest of his species is, but who is beloved and treasured and has value," she added.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Now an outcast and a marked man, I seldom travelled alone at night.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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