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Recent Examples of hermit
On Monday morning, well-wishers, many wearing rain-coats, lined the roads behind a metal railing under drizzly skies as his convoy made its way through the winding roads near Beirut to the mountain-top tomb of a 19th century hermit now recognized as Saint Charbel Makhlouf.
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NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Luke Skywalker was a hermit living on a remote island.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
His father essentially became a hermit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
It’s purported to have gotten its name from the hermit Richard Rowe, whose family moved to the area is 1796.
—Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Luke Skywalker was a hermit living on a remote island.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermit
Noun
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In Running Point, Romano plays Norm Stinson, a basketball savant turned social recluse who teams up with Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) to rediscover his love for the game.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Pixels • One promising character disconnected from the plotting so far is Zach Galifianakis as Carl Bardolph, a client of JoAnne’s who made some untold fortune in the business, but has since turned into a bitter recluse.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now in his 40s, Frank has been in prison for almost his whole adult life, spending 17 years in solitary for assaulting two of his fellow inmates.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Nearly four of those years were spent in solitary at ICE’s Northwest Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, where Daniel died on March 7, 2024, the report says.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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If the first few ingredients are recognizable foods — chicken, beans, yogurt, vegetables, oats, nuts — that is generally a better sign than a long list of isolates, gums, starches, and additives.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Types of Pea Protein Many products contain pea protein isolate, concentrate, or both.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Hermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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