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outcast

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


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“Thomas Jefferson was a man of the world. I’m sure he knew gay people. Sally Hemings was enslaved, so I would think she’d be more empathetic because of being an outcast and an outsider.”

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

In the former, she voiced the Elvis-loving Lilo who finds the solution for her outcast status in a mischievous alien.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

And so an outcast couple, immoral and ungovernable, served as the vanguard for new European settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

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

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

I yearned for my mother, and at the same time I understood that she had sent me to this place where I was an outcast.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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