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alienated

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verb

past tense of alienate

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Recent Examples of alienated
Adjective
Drake, Jay-Z, the Weeknd and other major stars have opted out at times, often for several years, but Mason has worked to bring alienated artists back into the fold, and has usually succeeded. Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 July 2026 By the end, he's alienated (sorry) his wife and children, among others. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Verb
But in producing and posting videos that feel very much like ads for Higgsfield, both creators left portions of their audiences feeling alienated. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026 He was soon being pilloried on several fronts including management decisions that alienated key executives, and a public fight with star Scarlett Johansson. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alienated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
Adjective
  • Kuwait's army said its air defence systems were targeting hostile missile and drone attacks.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some recent laws, including the Safer Skies Act of 2025, grant state and local agencies (though not private-sector entities) greater license to detect and track hostile drones.
    Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sánchez is facing mounting scrutiny amid a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, where the flood of thousands of migrants has angered residents in the tiny community, which is ill-equipped to handle such an influx.
    Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued Monday that Kading’s disclosures angered Davis.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But let’s be honest, Thursday’s game doesn’t matter for the division race, as the Cubs have essentially ceded the NL Central to Milwaukee, which has a nine-game lead.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Apple has largely ceded the frontier AI model market to competitors such as Google and OpenAI, choosing for now to focus on delivering the new technology through its high-end hardware.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.
    Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In Central America, for example, ants feed on acacia trees, a relationship that, at first glance, appeared purely antagonistic.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The White House’s abrupt decision last week to ease tariffs on 300,000 metric tons — more than 660 million pounds — of foreign beef imports has infuriated American cattle ranchers and congressional Republicans alike.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The heated rhetoric has infuriated and astonished most Canadians; in a recent poll, seventy-six per cent supported the decision of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to walk away from trade talks with Washington.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Once released, she’ll be transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Houser, who transferred from East Carolina, completed 13 of 17 passes for 182 yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Things seemed to shift for Ortiz around 2021, according to three sources who did not want to be identified, including two family members from whom Ortiz became estranged.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Two estranged parties with seemingly irreconcilable differences managed to come together, put the past behind them, and chart a path toward a kinder future.
    Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Monken has decided to stick with Deshaun Watson as his QB1, a move that has confused and enraged some of the fanbase.
    Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • On top of that are Moody’s troubling links to the Hope Florida grand jury scandal that has enraged many voters.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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