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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
  • Terrorism wasn’t a completely foreign concept, but the notion of a hostile, coordinated attack on our soil, at that scale, seemed like something that might only happen in a Tom Clancy novel or a summer blockbuster movie.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Now, civil engineer Jishen Qiu and his team wondered if engineers could exploit Mars’s hostile climate, rather than fighting the planet’s extremely low temperature.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 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
  • One of the ways Fernandez would display it was by targeting ex-Chelsea players on the pitch, being antagonistic and winding them up, and fans loved him for it.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, a completely antagonistic sect says that there is nothing there at all – no sky-pie, just a solar myth, a fantastic bit of chanciness, etc.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The targeting designation infuriated KU coach Lance Leipold, who was asked about the flag after a game in which the defense held the Sharks to 146 yards and 11 first downs.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last year’s backup quarterback Emory Williams transferred to East Carolina after three seasons with the program.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • On May 30, the celebrity gossip Instagram page DeuxMoi uploaded a post alleging that money had been transferred out of her bank accounts.
    Moises Mendez II, USA Today, 11 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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