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Recent Examples of orphaned
The sound and vibration of every jet reverberates in my body, carrying with it the screams of orphaned children and mourning parents and the suffering of chemical attack survivors.
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Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The saga of Punch, the orphaned baby monkey Punch, the viral baby monkey, was born at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo on July 26, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The film follows Vincent, the orphaned son of the last Whale Singer, who must overcome his fears and discover his own voice to help save the oceans.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit is an animal rescue that provides bottle feeding and 24-hour care for orphaned or homeless neonatal puppies.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
An orphaned monkey in Japan has captured hearts, flooding the zoo with visitors and boosting sales for the plush toy that has been a comfort to him.
—Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Reduce the number of orphaned wells.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Now off the ground, with production underway in Toronto, The Temple follows Jonathan Baby, an orphaned millionaire who enlists the help of a radiation scientist to communicate with the ghosts of his parents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026
Wuthering Heights follows Catherine and Heathcliff, who first meet as children when the Earnshaw family takes the orphaned Heathcliff into their home.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The saga of Punch, the orphaned baby monkey Punch, the viral baby monkey, was born at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo on July 26, 2025.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
The film follows Vincent, the orphaned son of the last Whale Singer, who must overcome his fears and discover his own voice to help save the oceans.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit is an animal rescue that provides bottle feeding and 24-hour care for orphaned or homeless neonatal puppies.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
An orphaned monkey in Japan has captured hearts, flooding the zoo with visitors and boosting sales for the plush toy that has been a comfort to him.
—Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Reduce the number of orphaned wells.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Now off the ground, with production underway in Toronto, The Temple follows Jonathan Baby, an orphaned millionaire who enlists the help of a radiation scientist to communicate with the ghosts of his parents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026
Wuthering Heights follows Catherine and Heathcliff, who first meet as children when the Earnshaw family takes the orphaned Heathcliff into their home.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orphaned
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Several conspiracy theories have emerged in the wake of the assassination, taking an emotional toll on the widowed mother of two.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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With Season 4 comes a potential new flame for the widowed Violet (Ruth Gemmell) in the form of one Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis).—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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The most devastating part of the final episode had to be the fatal gunfight between the police and Fezco's adopted brother, Ashtray (Javon Walton).—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nicky, the only adopted member of his family, leads the flock at Glenview Community Church.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The survivors and bereaved families in The Tribe of Nova don’t have a community.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sheep in the Box — its title drawn from The Little Prince — is set in the near future, where a bereaved couple welcomes a state-of-the-art humanoid into their home as a surrogate for their dead son.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Both are also for all purposes motherless boys—Suwa’s mother died and his father survives her, full of an unanswerable grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kin is about two childhood friends—both motherless daughters—on the road to womanhood and partly set in Georgia’s capital, in particular at Jones’s alma mater, Spelman College.—
Riza Cruz,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Orphaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orphaned. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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