as in to infuriate
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head
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Recent Examples of estrange
The View alum and her eldest daughter were estranged on and off throughout Chelsea's teenage and early adulthood years.
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Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Hans died in 1978, estranged from Edith and Nickolas.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
The two were estranged at the time; still, as next of kin, O’Neill was tasked with the choice of whether to donate his organs.
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Arizona O'Neill,
Longreads,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for estrange
Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Hans died in 1978, estranged from Edith and Nickolas.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
The two were estranged at the time; still, as next of kin, O’Neill was tasked with the choice of whether to donate his organs.
—
Arizona O'Neill,
Longreads,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for estrange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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In Chicago, these questions are interesting and infuriating because the Bulls have no say in the outcome.
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The Iranians moved their training base from Arizona to Mexico, and the team has been required to leave Los Angeles right after both matches, infuriating Ghalenoei.
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The split in the MAGA movement between Shapiro and others in the online right is real, and could alienate a portion of the audience that may pass on subscribing or paying the Daily Wire for its consumer products like Jeremy’s Chocolates.
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But despite the obvious positives, the league seems to be committed to alienating as many fans as possible by allowing overt political messages.
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Younger, more far left candidates across the nation, from California to Indiana, are running this year to try and oust older, longtime congressional incumbents — angering Democratic Party leaders.
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Not further angering Republicans took precedence over protecting the creative freedom of CBS’ producing partners.
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Stalling the bill's enactment will likely enrage elements of both parties.
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The film’s director, uptight Euro expat Max (Christoph Waltz), is initially enraged by their hijacking of the shoot, but his studio fatcat bosses (both voiced by Jeff Bridges) love the unhinged results.
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The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
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The shooting has left many in the community outraged.
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Yet meaningful change has been slow to materialize, souring views of Starmer’s premiership and inflicting heavy losses on the Labour Party in local government elections in May, which virtually sealed his fate.
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After their friendship soured, Swift and Lively have apparently been trying to mend their previously unbreakable bond.
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The Townshend Revenue Act threatened to sever this link between Colonial legislatures and British officials.
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The workers' group opposes Ryder's Law, which will sever the main income source for many of the heavily immigrant owners and drivers.
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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