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
Nearly five women are murdered in America every day by a current, former or estranged intimate partner.
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Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Brooklyn, meanwhile, has been estranged from them for roughly three years.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Over the last 20 or so years he has been estranged off and on from various family members, including our parents (now deceased), his children and me.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Similar questions loom around Sade, who rarely grants interviews or performs live, and Joy Division/New Order, who have been estranged from bassist Peter Hook for two decades.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
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Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Brooklyn, meanwhile, has been estranged from them for roughly three years.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Over the last 20 or so years he has been estranged off and on from various family members, including our parents (now deceased), his children and me.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Similar questions loom around Sade, who rarely grants interviews or performs live, and Joy Division/New Order, who have been estranged from bassist Peter Hook for two decades.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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Hart’s stance infuriated some of his liberal supporters and sparked a Michigan recall petition to oust him from the Senate.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Genuine labor advocates are infuriated by its decline, which has proceeded under Republican and Democratic administrations alike.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since then, emigration has spiked, particularly among young families and more liberal Israelis who have felt alienated by years of war and the country’s internal political fights.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The View From Letterboxd The Letterboxd founders seem keenly aware of the potential for alienating their users — just read their extremely long About Us page, which explains most features and decisions made by the company in detail.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Starmer’s comments risk angering many within his party, who will take issue with his linking of antisemitism with pro-Palestinian activism.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Those plans angered victims' families, and some prominent state officials called for regulators to deny or delay renewal of the camp's license, which had been under review by the Texas Department of State Health Services.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The culmination of the story is Michael revealing on stage that this would be the Jacksons' last show together, enraging his father Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo).—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lyman said the amount of grief had shocked and enraged her.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Orlando was right to be outraged.—
Jesse Plunkett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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As did a man in Germany, who was a fan of his book and outraged by his Instagram post.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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The show’s biggest weakness is its music—and normally that would be enough to sour me on any musical.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Those demands soured its relations with Saudi Arabia, and the two nations also clashed in their support of warring sides in both Yemen and Sudan.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Militaries have spent years building up their defenses against drone warfare, with one of the most effective methods being the use of electronic jamming to sever the radio connection between the operator and the drone.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the agreements are unlikely to deliver immediate increases in production, they are designed to open pathways for investment and reestablish commercial ties severed during years of sanctions and political rupture.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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