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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
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Sullivan’s Crossing, based on the novels by Robyn Carr of Virgin River fame, stars Morgan Kohan as neurosurgeon Maggie, who returns to her hometown to reconnect with her estranged dad, Sully (Patterson), amid a medical lawsuit.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Gretchen Hardin, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The Senate president and DeSantis are political allies while the House speaker is estranged after Andrade’s investigation into the Hope Florida saga and conflicts about how best to cut taxes.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The new work stars Michela Farrugia as Mar who is planning to quit her native Malta for good following the death of her estranged mother, using the proceeds from the sale of farmland she’s inherited to fund the move.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
Sullivan’s Crossing, based on the novels by Robyn Carr of Virgin River fame, stars Morgan Kohan as neurosurgeon Maggie, who returns to her hometown to reconnect with her estranged dad, Sully (Patterson), amid a medical lawsuit.
—Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Taking place in an alternate version of British history, a princess estranged from her family finds herself next in line for the throne.
—Gretchen Hardin, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The Senate president and DeSantis are political allies while the House speaker is estranged after Andrade’s investigation into the Hope Florida saga and conflicts about how best to cut taxes.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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This book is a powerful reminder of the purpose and potential of ritual actions, and what role the arts can serve in our alienated and desacralized times.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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As performers, Cardellini, Harbour and Bateman have the chemistry that their awkward, alienated characters sometimes don’t.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kline was frustrated and even infuriated by the military's past reluctance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kline was frustrated and even infuriated by the military's past reluctance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Make government smaller, faster, and less antagonistic to people who want to build a life.—
Mike Garcia,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who has won over voters angered at a lack of growth, failing public services and a series of graft and child protection scandals, has built his brand with tours of town and village squares.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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One of Best’s nieces, Tatiana Barrett, told The Associated Press that revelations from the report have angered and saddened family and friends.—
Dave Collins,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Handling a hostile environment Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said his team knew what to expect from Bobcat Ballpark.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Brasília was built from scratch, in the middle of nowhere, in the hostile climate of the Cerrado—a savanna-like biome—hundreds of miles from any highway, railway, or airport.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then, Smith and the Jets’ relationship soured for good when Smith suffered a broken jaw in a locker room altercation with teammate IK Enemkpali in August of 2015.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ryan had been the longtime face of the Falcons when the team traded him to Indianapolis in 2022 after the relationship soured when the team made a run at acquiring Deshaun Watson.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The narrators seldom seem bitter; never enraged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the end, he was exonerated but Doc ultimately opted to partner with the hospital to the benefit of his patients, which enraged Hope, sending her into the hands of her ex Roland and setting up a potential love triangle that had been brewing all season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This practice outraged the American colonists, who believed that general warrants enabled tyranny by empowering officers to enter homes and businesses at will.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Already outraged by the decades-long wait for the park, the local community is up in arms over the prospect of 100 stories of concrete and glass looming over Bushwick Inlet.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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