as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
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Recent Examples of alienation
Tracy’s script skewers the hollow moral language of powerful corporate elites like Stone’s character, while also probing the anger and alienation driving Teddy and Don, treating their bonkers beliefs with both satire and unsettling flashes of emotional truth.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
In a world in which that kind of alienation is pervasive, Cash’s look is refreshing.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The same surgeon general who warned about alcohol has also highlighted alienation and social isolation as major public health threats.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
In a world in which that kind of alienation is pervasive, Cash’s look is refreshing.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
The same surgeon general who warned about alcohol has also highlighted alienation and social isolation as major public health threats.
—Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienation
estrangement
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All that's left is to move forward in a way that feels right for you, even if that includes family estrangement, and there shouldn’t be any judgment about that choice.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2026
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Unclear, but the estrangement seems to have gone on for some time.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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