estrangements

plural of estrangement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of estrangements The celebrity chef’s raw and darkly humorous memoir explores her family’s demise and reconstruction — through divorce, estrangements, a brother’s sudden death and another’s suicide. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Co-written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, the film blends sharp humor with aching self-reflection as the pair navigates a whirlwind of public tributes, old grudges and family estrangements, forcing both men to confront the choices, compromises and identities that have defined their lives. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrangements
Noun
  • But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The bureau's Job Openings and Labor Turnover report, which Federal Reserve officials watch closely to gauge labor market slack, showed a slower pace in both hiring and total separations.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Some teams have demonstrated initial proof-of-concept separations on Earth, but making those systems robust for the lunar environment is a different challenge.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps this is leading to relationship difficulties and highlighting potential rifts in other friendships?
    Miriam Kirmayer, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Duke of Sussex and his father have been estranged in recent years amid a series of family rifts, along with a legal battle over the removal of security for Harry, his wife Meghan and their children.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His support for a ceasefire and emphasis on humanitarian needs echo the global desire for stability as hostilities continue and diplomatic efforts intensify.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • For example, in a fiery defense of federal aid to the citizens of Alabama and Georgia devastated by recent Native American hostilities, Adams invoked Congress’s war powers, while calling attention to a deeper hypocrisy.
    Time, Time, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Estrangements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrangements. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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