alienates

present tense third-person singular of alienate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of alienates Boldness that alienates, not advances. Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Drew Shindell, a climate modeler at Duke University, describes Jacobson as a brilliant scientist with an unusual go-it-alone style that alienates some researchers. IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienates
Verb
  • Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The woody-spicy citrus scent for men uses luminous top notes of fresh ginger, bergamot and citrus (lemon petitgrain) to create a powerful sensation of freshness that quickly cedes to deeper, spicy, mineral heart notes, notably that of Timut pepper.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Season 2 picks up after Kimmie marries businessman Horace Bellarie, inheriting a new sense of power that angers her in-laws, Netflix said in its release.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Without breaking out of the Vulcan mode, Oswalt nicely conveys the character’s unlikely charisma.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This fosters trust and conveys that your empathy won’t hinder leading.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The episode also takes aim at conservative podcast culture with a storyline involving a fourth grader named Clyde who finds fame as a White nationalist podcaster, which enrages Eric Cartman, who is the show’s resident bigot.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Still, the inclusion of Agnes naturally enrages Enid.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The solution is to create a centralized close playbook that defines every recurring task, assigns clear owners and establishes deadlines.
    Shagun Malhotra, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a street vacation, the city relinquishes the right of way or public service easement to an adjacent property owner or owners.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If the economy sours, the Federal Reserve will likely move forward with interest rate cuts, buoying the market, Sosnick said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Alienates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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