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
She was estranged from her husband, Thomas Albert Tamayo Lizarraga, 45, who police say shot Zamora and her date, Hector Garduno, 43, just after 9:30 p.m. outside a sushi restaurant on the 15200 block of Summit Avenue.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Offset is currently estranged from Cardi B, who filed for divorce from him for a second time in July 2024.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 June 2025
Until this past offseason, Sosa, 56, had been largely estranged from the Cubs, a franchise that has undergone almost a complete turnover since his last game in 2004.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 June 2025
She and her husband were estranged before the war began.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Offset is currently estranged from Cardi B, who filed for divorce from him for a second time in July 2024.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 June 2025
Until this past offseason, Sosa, 56, had been largely estranged from the Cubs, a franchise that has undergone almost a complete turnover since his last game in 2004.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 June 2025
She and her husband were estranged before the war began.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
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Trump left Washington in January 2021 infuriated with Netanyahu, bitter that the Israeli leader had backed out of a planned joint operation to assassinate an Iranian general and had congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
8 July 2025
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But his veto of an affordable housing bill that had been drafted largely to his specifications infuriated lawmakers.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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Our campaigns are well-funded, but are mostly driven by opposition to bad policy and alienating rhetoric, rather than belief in change.—
Sara Forman,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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This alienates some football connoisseurs, for good reason, but increases scoring chances.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Topline Attorney General Pam Bondi has become the chief lightning rod for those on the right angered by the Department of Justice’s lack of new information regarding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—a subject of extensive right-wing conspiracies—with some calling for her firing.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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But many of the Blues’ outings have been unpleasant because of high temperatures and storms, and six games across the tournament have been paused for poor weather conditions, angering manager Enzo Maresca.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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The borderline third-strike call enraged Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, who erupted from the dugout and was quickly ejected for arguing.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Massie enraged the president by opposing Trump's continuing resolution that would keep the government operating.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
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Californians should be outraged at such fragrant violations of the law, and of Californians’ right to privacy, by police agencies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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Trump has dismissed the idea that his calls for Newsom’s arrest have provided the governor with a political advantage by outraging Democrats, despite his own arrests helping him during last year’s election.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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In the following years, the relationship between Musk and Altman soured, with Musk departing in 2018 after reportedly trying to take over leadership of the company, which failed.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Those internal discussions have soured some of the morale on the foundation models team, also known as AFM, in recent weeks.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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Tehran's shutdown came as part of its crackdown following escalating regional conflict, severing much of the country's digital communication with the outside world.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella plunged a large knife into Junior’s throat, severing his jugular vein.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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