as in to infuriate
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head
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Recent Examples of estrange
Walton, who’d come out at 30 years old, was estranged from some of his.
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Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025
Denise Richards' allegations that estranged husband Aaron Phypers physically abused her were backed up in court Monday by his cousin, Kathleen McAllister.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in the cast is Riley Keough as Jay’s other daughter, this one estranged, who is shown in flashbacks and over phone calls as a woman who felt aggrieved and abandoned amid her father’s success.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025
Denise Richards' allegations that estranged husband Aaron Phypers physically abused her were backed up in court Monday by his cousin, Kathleen McAllister.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in the cast is Riley Keough as Jay’s other daughter, this one estranged, who is shown in flashbacks and over phone calls as a woman who felt aggrieved and abandoned amid her father’s success.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The lack of details about the operations has infuriated members of Congress on both sides of the political spectrum.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trump’s embrace of Putin also alienated many democratic allies in Europe, especially those most threatened by Russia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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For Bangladesh, the potential catastrophe of not tackling cascading environmental challenges justifies the risk of alienating its far more powerful neighbor.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Obama’s enthusiastic showings for both candidates was a test of whether his sway over the Democratic Party still remains after his support for Harris failed to boost her to the White House a year ago and angered black male voters who felt unfairly accused of sexism.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has angered many Americans by wearing masks while on duty, attacking peaceful protesters and arresting mostly people with no criminal record.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the beginning of the book, aliens implant images of tool-using into the minds of man-apes.—
Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, this rebranding risks aliening White Castle's core customer groups.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats voted to keep the government open back then, enraging Democrats who had wanted to use the pressure point to fight back against the administration.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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To further enrage Predator purists, Thia and Dek adopt a cuddly little monkey-ish creature as their companion, a CGI bit of whimsy seemingly borrowed from Pixar.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The thought that a cannabis retail store could one day open near his youth hockey training center in Stillwater has outraged LumberYard Hockey and Sports Center co-owner Lee Erickson.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Milk can be soured by combining 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to measure 1 cup.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Not even a meta ending that pushes that idea to its logical breaking point can sour you on it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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To minimize okra's infamous textural issues, take care not to cut the stem end so closely that the pod is severed.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2022, debris from an underwater volcanic eruption severed the island's only subsea communication cable, cutting the island off from the rest of the world.—
Magdalena Petrova,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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