as in infuriated
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
Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Topline Prince Harry met with his father, King Charles III, on Wednesday afternoon at the king’s London residence, multiple outlets reported, in what was the first face-to-face meeting between the estranged father and son since February 2024.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Kate Gosselin is estranged from Collin and Hannah while Jon Gosselin is estranged from the remaining children.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Despite the proximity, the estranged brothers did not see each other.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Topline Prince Harry met with his father, King Charles III, on Wednesday afternoon at the king’s London residence, multiple outlets reported, in what was the first face-to-face meeting between the estranged father and son since February 2024.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Brooke was estranged from her father in the later years of his life.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Kate Gosselin is estranged from Collin and Hannah while Jon Gosselin is estranged from the remaining children.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Verb
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The scale of the destruction shocked and infuriated Cutright, according to a different source familiar with the incident who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk inspired and infuriated millions of Americans with his hard-line conservative views and often incendiary language.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Too many people are spending those years anxious, angry, alienated.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the greatest Detroit Lions draft picks of all-time, Ndamukong Suh admitted he's felt alienated by the franchise ahead of his bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of the most passionate television fans are those who watch Big Brother, and the latest game twist has angered them, creating a backlash on social media.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Esmeralda comes closest, but her role (at least in the early episodes) is more of an antagonistic one.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Although areas of potential cooperation between Brasília and Washington remain, the political agendas of Lula and Trump are fundamentally antagonistic, and any rapprochement is unlikely to materialize before Brazil’s 2026 elections.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sales collapsed, relationships soured and internal blame escalated.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trump appointed Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017, but their relationship soured due to Powell's decisions on interest rates.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another camera designed to withstand the hostile environment of space was used outside.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Never mind that the Jets’ rookie coach, Aaron Glenn, had enraged him by cutting him loose.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cincinnati enraged its first-round draft pick and its only true defensive standout and still fared better than Cleveland’s decision to select quarterbacks in the third AND fifth rounds of the draft.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Qatar and its neighbors were outraged, the US was surprised, and Israel was unapologetic.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron appointed his fifth prime minister in less than two years, choosing a close ally, Sebastien Lecornu, which outraged left-wing politicians.—
Stephane Mahe,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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