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aliens 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of alien
1
as in angers
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 transfers
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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aliens

2 of 2

noun

plural of alien
as in foreigners

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Recent Examples of aliens
Noun
Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops. — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliens
  1. angers
  2. transfers
  3. foreigners
  4. infuriates
  5. cedes
  6. strangers
  7. outrages
  8. assigns
Verb
  • The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of transfers
Noun
  • During a press conference last Sunday, authorities said that at least 261 foreigners from 23 countries were among the missing.
    — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Travel to Tibet requires special government permission for all foreigners, especially journalists, even if they are fully accredited to work in China.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of foreigners
Verb
  • Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of infuriates
Verb
  • OpenAI cedes priority for the 3D Euler result to Buckmaster and Alpöge, while claiming it for the Navier-Stokes result.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Uber’s Nigeria departure now cedes ground to both firms and a crop of local players like LagRide, a startup backed by the state government in Lagos.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cedes
Noun
  • That combination has been particularly hard on the nation’s youth, who may have fewer opportunities to develop social skills, such as navigating conversations with strangers and learning how to ask for help.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As Fortune’s story continues to make headlines around the nation, strangers in Mississippi and beyond have joined in remembering the life of the young mother and demanding justice for her family.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of strangers
Verb
  • What outrages Marylanders is that this diabolical plan excludes the Preakness, devaluing it and implying the Triple Crown is irrelevant, if not dead.
    — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of outrages
Verb
  • The statute assigns responsibility differently depending on the occupant’s age, so check the current version before assuming who gets the ticket.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Yet according to data from the CME FedWatch Tool, the market currently assigns roughly a 60% probability to a 25 basis point rate hike at next week's FOMC meeting, with notable volatility in recent days.
    — , CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigns

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