offscourings

noun

plural of offscouring
as in rejects
one who is cast out or rejected by society the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law

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  1. rejects
  2. outcasts
  3. lepers
  4. pariahs
  5. outsiders
  6. exiles
Noun
  • Pollock's rejects were the source material for Bald Eagle, according to Kumar.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Definition of rejects
Noun
  • These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The one-of-a-kind tribute to the eternal hitmaker tells a Wizard of Oz-esque story (fitting for one of the stars of The Wiz) about a group of four outcasts who learn to embrace their unique talents after being gifted special objects from Michael.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcasts
Noun
  • Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of lepers
Noun
  • Rather than bolstering support for traditional hunting practices, the constitutional amendment could make sportsmen and women pariahs in the public’s eye and invite further ballot initiatives.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Though top of the Premier League, City are pariahs domestically, having been found guilty of almost all of the breaches of the league’s financial regulations they were charged with, pending a final appeal.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pariahs
Noun
  • But outsiders can't be certain that traditional conventions surrounding the public statements of the New York Fed president and the Fed vice chair have survived the leadership transition.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This has important implications for how outsiders view the Middle East.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of outsiders
Noun
  • Producers Arya Ibrahim and Gita Fara describe the project as a story of the political upheaval of 1965, which tore families apart and left people who lost their citizenship living as exiles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The organization documented that ICE had detained least eight Nicaraguan exiles who were stripped of their citizenship in a move observers say was intended to punish critics, the report said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiles
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“Offscourings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscourings. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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