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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
Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
And Elizabeth Perkins doesn’t hold back on the physical comedy while taking over the role of Emily’s estranged pill-popping mother Margaret McLinden, who was portrayed by Jean Smart the first time around.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The couple became estranged, and at the time of his death, they were engaged in dueling lawsuits, each accusing the other of physical abuse, according to reporting by Variety.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The three-part series also includes interviews with Ruby’s estranged husband Kevin, law enforcement officials, and former neighbors of the Franke family.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brad Sigmon’s case Sigmon was found guilty of bludgeoning his estranged girlfriend’s parents, David and Gladys Larke, to death with a baseball bat in their home.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
And Elizabeth Perkins doesn’t hold back on the physical comedy while taking over the role of Emily’s estranged pill-popping mother Margaret McLinden, who was portrayed by Jean Smart the first time around.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The couple became estranged, and at the time of his death, they were engaged in dueling lawsuits, each accusing the other of physical abuse, according to reporting by Variety.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The three-part series also includes interviews with Ruby’s estranged husband Kevin, law enforcement officials, and former neighbors of the Franke family.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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Balochistan’s population – made up mostly of the ethnic Baloch group – is deeply disenfranchised, impoverished, and has been growing increasingly alienated from the federal government by decades of policies widely seen as discriminatory.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Ghalib, who endorsed Trump, thinks many Arabs and Muslims have increasingly felt alienated from the Democratic Party — on both foreign policy and domestic cultural issues.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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After the antagonistic exchange between the two heads of state, 46% of Ukrainians still believe that the country could continue resisting Russian aggression even if American support stops, with 36% doubting this view.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Guy Pearce is an antagonistic delight wielding passive-aggressive hostility as the main character’s benefactor, and Felicity Jones, as the architect’s loyal wife, is the heart of the piece who steps up when her spouse can’t.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Prince overcame the hostile environment and kept TCU afloat during the first quarter when the Horned Frogs struggled to find their footing offensively.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years; residents outraged.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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As House members scrambled to pass a stopgap spending plan Friday, lawmakers removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, outraged 9/11 advocates said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Dec. 2024
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In November, two fiber-optic Baltic Sea cables were severed.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Iran’s land bridge to Hezbollah has been severed by the fall of Syria’s Assad regime.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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