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alienated

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verb

past tense of alienate

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Recent Examples of alienated
Adjective
Angry, alienated men have taken shots at the president, stormed the Capitol, and attacked state legislators in their homes. Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 Others, however, feel completely alienated by the choices on offer. Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Verb
Manuel took over for Dave Brandon, a Domino’s Pizza executive who alienated a lot of Michigan fans with his slick marketing schemes. Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026 None of this has alienated his audience of more than 8 million followers across social media. Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alienated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
Adjective
  • The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The episode picks up when Bret and Robert have their first tense interaction — their vaguely hostile and lightly homoerotic back-and-forth continues to be the highlight of the show for me.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The two women who won jury trials in their lawsuits against the county are angered that the county has opted to appeal.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Public backlash is prompting San Diego to reopen 13 restrooms in Mission Bay Park this Friday after a six-week closure during the heart of summer that angered city residents and tourists.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the city ceded control of Riis to the federal government, in the nineteen-seventies, the monument to public recreation was shuttered.
    Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This is also the first film for which Vaz has ceded editing responsibilities.
    Dylan Adamson, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • When Meloni came into office as the leader of a political party with post-fascist roots, she had been expected to be antagonistic toward Europe and extreme in her views on foreign policy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • African-American architecture is usually in environments antagonistic to their existence or contributions.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But some one-time backers have been infuriated by his support last month for a law that would prevent the arrest of ultra-Orthodox Jews for avoiding the military draft.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The trade infuriated fans and likely delighted the MLB executives and owners who are thirsty to implement a hard salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spain moves kings’ remains to avoid fire Spanish authorities on Thursday night transferred the remains of three 11th century kings from a monastery in the northeastern Aragón region near an active wildfire.
    Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rose also told the court that the EEOC has transferred the case to another administrative judge, who on Monday issued an order scheduling further proceedings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Foley, 39, was shot in the chest in her estranged ex-boyfriend’s home on Garth Court near Corona Ave.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The film is about a sous chef’s pursuit of stability is tested by the return of her estranged father, now living on the streets of Toronto.
    Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Many of MacLeod’s fans were enraged and disheartened about his AI use online.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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