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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
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Margo starts an OnlyFans account to pay the bills, all while running interference between her colorful mother (Michelle Pfeiffer), a former Hooters waitress, and her semi-estranged father (Nick Offerman), an ex-pro wrestler who moves in with Margo during his own moment of transition.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its residents have long been estranged from the rest of their state and, especially, the Democratic leadership in Santa Fe, the state capital.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Nick Offerman rounds out the complex family unit as Margo’s estranged father, Jinx, a former pro wrestler fresh out of rehab who returns to her life in an attempt to right his wrongs.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Margo starts an OnlyFans account to pay the bills, all while running interference between her colorful mother (Michelle Pfeiffer), a former Hooters waitress, and her semi-estranged father (Nick Offerman), an ex-pro wrestler who moves in with Margo during his own moment of transition.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Its residents have long been estranged from the rest of their state and, especially, the Democratic leadership in Santa Fe, the state capital.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Its residents have long been estranged from the rest of their state and, especially, the Democratic leadership in Santa Fe, the state capital.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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Beat by sensitive beat, Conrad pores over why his two leads feel so alienated, even when living what appear to be the same kind of lives everyone else seems to find so fulfilling.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2026
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But some of these alienated people are working for Republican politicians in Washington.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That this stalemate has dragged on this long has infuriated Levin, who considers keeping the government functioning a basic tenet of Congress’s job.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Employees at the store allegedly ended up sharing the footage with customers, which authorities say infuriated Pierce’s brother, Marcus Freeman.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Federal efforts to kill the project California must also contend with a federal government antagonistic toward offshore wind.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Many in the former crown prince’s camp take a sharply antagonistic stance toward the rest of the opposition.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many Canadians have also been angered by Trumps comments suggesting Canada become the 51st state.—
Jim Morris,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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This further angered anti-ICE protesters and led Americans to take to the streets in cities nationwide and call for the mass deportations to end.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Our city workers have consistently risen above the vitriol and accusations of hostile political leaders to do the jobs that our residents expect.—
Venus Molina,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels soured a solid performance with a bush league push of Nikola Jokic in the back.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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As the taste for sweet wine soured, a new guild emerged in the Grand River Valley, firmly rooted in pursuing dry estate wines (those made from grapes grown on the property).—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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The tennis pro and former US Open champion smashed his racket at the end of the match after becoming enraged that his opponent, French player Benjamin Bonzi, was given the opportunity to have a second first serve after missing his first when a cameraman illegally walked onto the court.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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That deal enraged House Republicans, who refused to consider the Senate's compromise and instead opted to pass their own stopgap spending measure that would continue funding for all of DHS — including ICE and CBP — through May 22 and sending it back to the Senate.—
Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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The camp's plan to reopen part of the campus this summer and host nearly 900 girls has outraged the families of the girls killed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is outraged by such attacks in densely populated urban areas.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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