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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 estranged
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Two estranged sisters must overcome their fractured bond to escape shape-shifting entities in the basement of an old trade center after performing a deadly ritual.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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Adjective
When her estranged mother, who also happens to be the CFO of one of the largest tech companies in the world, reaches out and offers her a company position, Julia can’t refuse the offer.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Two estranged sisters must overcome their fractured bond to escape shape-shifting entities in the basement of an old trade center after performing a deadly ritual.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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This alienated moderates within his party but electrified disaffected voters.—
Nafees Alam,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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This alienated moderates within his party but electrified disaffected voters.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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That has infuriated business leaders who complain it makes the state less competitive and drives away the wealthy.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As the two keepers' accelerating madness batters their already uneasy relationship, the film becomes a phantasmagorical endurance test, with the two antagonistic leads hurling themselves against their tight confinement.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, after Lai used less antagonistic language toward China in speeches this May and October, China declined to hold large military drills.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And that angered the most important voters in New Jersey, Martha, the independents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There are guns, horses, ghosts, a primal struggle for survival in hostile terrain, family feuds and a steadily intensifying sense of mortal threat, as Old Porch’s ambition and psychopathy escalate the drama.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fire department suffering low morale When Washington was fired, City Manager Sheryl Long blamed him for creating a hostile work environment for female firefighters and for failing to improve the department's workplace culture.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But after that, relations soured.—
Kim Lane Scheppele,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The public’s impression soured.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even if Gazans are enraged at Israel for killing nearly 70,000 Palestinians during the war, Hamas still takes part of the public blame.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
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The incident enraged the South Koreans and ran counter to Trump’s push to lure foreign manufacturers to invest in America.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rocha responded the next day with a video statement on the Miss Universe social media accounts, saying he was outraged by the treatment of Bosch.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
5 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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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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