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
  • After buyouts, early retirements, voluntary separations and a Reduction in Force, the agency was shrunk nearly in half earlier this year.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Garrett added that separations can stem from safety concerns, self-harm risk or threats from others inside the facility.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The spot was a chance to reframe the Prince of Wales' public image after years of headlines surrounding family rifts and the fallout from the departure of his brother, Prince Harry, and sister-in-law, Meghan Markle, from the royal fold in 2020.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not just from the outside in but from our inside rifts.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In an escalation of hostilities against Venezuela, the Department of Defense has recently moved some ten thousand troops into the region, mostly to former military bases in Puerto Rico.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The United Nations welcomed the ceasefire on Thursday, urging both sides to bring a lasting end to hostilities.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Estrangements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrangements. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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