aliening

verb

present participle of alien
1
as in estranging
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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  1. estranging
  2. ceding
  3. alienating
  4. conveying
  5. angering
  6. transferring
  7. infuriating
  8. assigning
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  • So, how can an organization remain current on customers' ever-changing needs and expectations without annoying or estranging them?
    — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of estranging
Verb
  • Its critics typically are those who fear ceding their own traditional advantages to others.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Payton still drew votes despite ceding play-calling duties this season to offensive coordinator Davis Webb.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceding
Verb
  • Ukraine’s former defense minister is launching a military tech company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, a decision that risks alienating Kyiv’s European backers.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Democrats face the opposite challenge because protecting communities and natural resources may come at the cost of alienating workers who see data centers as the source of some of the best employment opportunities available to them.
    — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of alienating
Verb
  • As Josephine’s mother, Claire, Chan is luminous with quiet sorrow, conveying maternal guilt and helplessness with precision.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Bin Zayed allegedly passed this message to the Israeli premier in late September 2023, reportedly conveying a sense of seriousness about the threat.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of conveying
Verb
  • Two go-their-own-way Democrats bucked the party on a routine procedural vote, angering colleagues and raising a red flag about potential party divisions to come.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, Gemini halted withdrawals from its Earn program in November 2022, angering some of its more than 300,000 users.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of angering
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  • Mensah, making his Miami debut after transferring from Duke, completed 27 of 30 passes for 401 yards and five touchdowns without an interception before giving way to backup quarterback Luke Nickel late in the third quarter.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Terry initially studied mathematics at Penn State University before transferring to the school’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering program.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of transferring
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  • But maybe that low point and the unexpected departure of Stokes and the return of Joe Root as Test captain ahead of the white-ball skipper has proved a turning point for one of the most gifted but infuriating batters of his generation.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There are a variety of reasons for this — from reasonable to infuriating — why those who paid higher prices won’t be getting refunds.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriating
Verb
  • The important thing is defining the criteria before assigning a score.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Aliening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliening. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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