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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
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Set in 1979, the series follows Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian young woman with a love of film and pulp novels who travels to California to reconnect with her estranged uncle – a semi-retired private eye once celebrated for having married the starlet he was originally hired to find.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Nearly five women are murdered in America every day by a current, former or estranged intimate partner.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Final Thoughts Reconnecting with old friends, former colleagues, or even estranged family members is deeply rewarding.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Set in 1979, the series follows Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian young woman with a love of film and pulp novels who travels to California to reconnect with her estranged uncle – a semi-retired private eye once celebrated for having married the starlet he was originally hired to find.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 May 2026
Verb
Court records show Abugharbieh has been estranged from his family since 2023.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Nearly five women are murdered in America every day by a current, former or estranged intimate partner.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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Elon Musk’s abortive Department of Government Efficiency cut little waste and alienated potential allies who were excited about the prospect of a serious reform effort.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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As sports leagues have expanded from four channels to an endless array of options that now includes streaming apps, bars and restaurants are forced to make a hard choice that will cost them either money up front, or customers lost/alienated.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The decision to send in state troopers – some on horseback – infuriated many protesters while drawing praise from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.—
Leigh Waldman,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Those exemptions — and the government stipends many seminary students receive up to the age of 26 — have infuriated many Israelis.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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His grit and antagonistic play gave San Jose a different element.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Ali then exacts his revenge, pumping several rounds into Alamo's chest as the antagonistic figure falls for good.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Atletico were angered by Barcelona’s long pursuit of Antoine Griezmann, which saw Griezmann decide to stay in summer 2018 but move to the Camp Nou twelve months later.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Weiss and Tom Cibrowski were openly hostile from the start.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The Space Force budget has grown significantly in recent years, and one of its mandates is countering spying and potentially hostile acts by Russian and Chinese spacecraft in these orbits.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Verb
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But von Wilpert has served on the council during a time when public opinion of City Hall has soured.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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This year, May 28 soured again.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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On the touchline, these two managers were expressive and often enraged, absorbed in the action.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Massie has enraged Trump by voting against his signature tax and spending bill and by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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