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
Decades of research show that fans have wider friendship networks, stronger feelings of belonging, and less alienation.
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Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
My silence felt like cowardice, stemming from a fear of alienation, of feeling unsafe—exactly what the ADL, unironically, pledges to ameliorate in school settings.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Only by recognizing this reality and actively addressing the resulting alienation of Jewish colleagues can allied mental health professions begin to repair trust and cultivate truly inclusive spaces.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Todd Rogers, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
My silence felt like cowardice, stemming from a fear of alienation, of feeling unsafe—exactly what the ADL, unironically, pledges to ameliorate in school settings.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Only by recognizing this reality and actively addressing the resulting alienation of Jewish colleagues can allied mental health professions begin to repair trust and cultivate truly inclusive spaces.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alienation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienation
estrangement
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Jarmusch lulls us into thinking this part will be the exception to the theme of virtual estrangement, just through the bond between the twins that seems to return instantly after an unspecified but seemingly considerable amount of time apart.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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The celebrity chef’s raw and darkly humorous memoir explores her family’s demise and reconstruction — through divorce, estrangements, a brother’s sudden death and another’s suicide.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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