aliens 1 of 2

Definition of aliensnext
present tense third-person singular of alien

aliens

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noun

plural of alien

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Verb
  • LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • What angers me is thinking about what could have been.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • An example of a passive shoulder harness is Hilti’s EXO, which transfers the weight of arms to the hips using springs.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Aikido's system uses a passive primary cooling mechanism that transfers heat from the data centers through the steel walls of the ballast tanks and directly into the surrounding seawater, with the company claiming the thermal impact on the ocean is limited to a few meters around the structure.
    Etiido Uko March 13, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.
    Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Indeed, few foreigners leave without being enraptured by a fascinating cultural tapestry which lives on in old-world architectural landmarks and century-spanning festivals.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.
    Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Choosing silence also cedes our right to free speech.
    Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The specialization that cedes politics, economics or communication to separate disciplines is, in sociology, an invitation to synthesize and to consider how these broad social processes engage, reinforce or conflict with one another.
    Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The story begins on a train, somewhat subverts the typical strangers-on-a-train narrative in which a chance encounter leads to a love story (that is, the Linklater version rather than the Hitchcock one).
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Even complete strangers felt compelled enough by the loss to take part in Saturday's vigil.
    Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.
    Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the summer, Thibault-DuDonis usually assigns everyone on her staff a project.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The system assigns scores to prioritize restoration projects and measures characteristics such as organism diversity, stream pattern and vegetation growth.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Aliens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliens. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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