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Recent Examples of alienation Backers say the idea is fueled by political, economic, and cultural alienation that the ballot measure will only amplify. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 For the longest time, Ponthier thought that sense of alienation came solely from being a lesbian. James Factora, Them., 15 Oct. 2025 In fact, the term Kafkaesque — which describes a bizarre, nightmarish situation where alienation and a lack of control permeate — is perhaps best applied to this novella. Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025 Advertisement The trauma and alienation experienced by those who endured military occupation at our nation’s founding suggests the peril of regularizing military rule in American cities today. Time, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alienation
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estrangement
Noun
  • In the Odyssey, Homer depicts Helen and Menelaus’s reunion as uneasy and sometimes tearful, after years of estrangement.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Not having a mom due to death, illness, or estrangement can increase the risk of postpartum depression.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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