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alienated

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verb

past tense of alienate

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Recent Examples of alienated
Adjective
Others, however, feel completely alienated by the choices on offer. Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 Elon Musk’s abortive Department of Government Efficiency cut little waste and alienated potential allies who were excited about the prospect of a serious reform effort. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Verb
None of this has alienated his audience of more than 8 million followers across social media. Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026 Unluckily, Alys, freshly alienated by Daemon, arrives just in time to nurse the enemy of her enemy back to health. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 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
  • They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The duo presided overan unorthodox two-anchor program that ceded viewers, and, eventually, ratings.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Spain disputes this outright, arguing the 1713 treaty ceded only the land and never granted Gibraltar any territorial waters at all.
    Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
  • The family drama follows a renowned actress who faces mounting pressure during show rehearsals when her estranged sister suddenly reappears after three decades.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Jodie has had a string of bad relationships and is always estranged from one or more of her children due to her own abusive nature.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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