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as in angered
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
her changed position on the issue surprised and alienated many of her supporters
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as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
landowners have a right to alienate their right of ownership—in other words, they can sell the land if they want to
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Recent Examples of alienated
Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those who feel alienated by the toughness of modern action titles like Elden Ring and Dark Souls will find their place in this series.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And Sharaa’s attempts to extend government control over the rest of Syria have alienated minorities on the country’s periphery.
—Sam Heller, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Too many people are spending those years anxious, angry, alienated.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, those who feel alienated by the toughness of modern action titles like Elden Ring and Dark Souls will find their place in this series.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
More of the faculty lounge policies that have alienated such families.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And Sharaa’s attempts to extend government control over the rest of Syria have alienated minorities on the country’s periphery.
—Sam Heller, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
Verb
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Her visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which its nearest neighbors see as an homage to Japan’s past wartime aggressions, have also angered both of those nations.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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One of the first things Kelly did was choose not to retain longtime strength coach Tommy Moffitt, which angered people around here at the time.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Under the 1922 Salomón–Lozano Treaty, Colombia ceded large tracts of Andean territory to Peru, while gaining the city of Leticia — which sits directly across the river from Santa Rosa — and its crucial access to the Amazon River.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mob of rioters grew more hostile and violent, advancing toward agents and began throwing rocks and other objects at agents, including one that struck Chief Greg Bovino in the head.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afghan refugees like him await their asylum decisions in an increasingly hostile climate marked by ICE raids and deportations.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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That has infuriated business leaders who complain it makes the state less competitive and drives away the wealthy.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bachmeier went through spring ball at Stanford, but transferred to BYU, along with his brother Tiger, after the firing of Cardinal coach Troy Taylor.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The improvements in that technology transferred to the health industry, enabling smaller, less expensive infrared devices for a number of medical applications such as handheld ear thermometers used at home and sophisticated instruments used to detect cancers.—
Michele Raphael,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This all comes amid the still ongoing legal battle with his wife’s estranged brother Michael Sánchez.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
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The children, it could be said without much quibble, seemed estranged from their father.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are also wooden pews made for the school’s Bond Chapel and 72,000 glass slides from the art-history department, all of which were bequeathed to Gates over the years.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following her death in 2022, the tiara was bequeathed to Queen Camilla.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sawa played Scott Wormer, the leader of a group of antagonistic brothers who ultimately falls for Roberta.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter’s doctor (Bronstein) is openly antagonistic and makes noises about a change in care, whatever that means.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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