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
Each episode also closes with a call to action for a youth support network, reminding us that with or without a Gacy, the conditions surrounding alienation remain.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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
For instance, in The Trial, Kafka looks at alienation vis-à-vis a faceless, impenetrable bureaucracy.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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
For instance, in The Trial, Kafka looks at alienation vis-à-vis a faceless, impenetrable bureaucracy.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienation
estrangement
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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are back to being on speaking terms, several years after an estrangement caused by Buckingham’s firing from Fleetwood Mac and decades of relishing the most tumultuous (and hot) relationship in rock history.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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