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Recent Examples of orphaned
This small group of animal advocates discovered Flounder, a sick and orphaned puppy, at a local kill shelter.
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Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Tom, for his own part, rescues the orphaned Sam from being a ward of the state and starts taking care of him.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The new wildlife center released a litter of orphaned baby foxes after four months of rehabilitation earlier this year.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The award organizers also highlighted the Impact Award, which was won by Brazilian photographer Fernando Faciole for his image of an orphaned giant anteater pup following a human caregiver.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Jen, an orphaned Gelling raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, must find the missing shard that will heal the crystal and restore balance to the universe.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
To fully achieve its goal, the mission also hadevacuate the nearby Saint Hélène Home, where 244 orphaned children, including 58 disabled children, had been trapped by the surrounding gang violence, threats and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
When Leo first spies the orphaned Josie singing on a Boston street corner, he’s struck by her resemblance to the Pendleton family, his father’s former employers and the victims of great tragedy when their baby was kidnapped in 1880.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Tom, for his own part, rescues the orphaned Sam from being a ward of the state and starts taking care of him.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The new wildlife center released a litter of orphaned baby foxes after four months of rehabilitation earlier this year.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The award organizers also highlighted the Impact Award, which was won by Brazilian photographer Fernando Faciole for his image of an orphaned giant anteater pup following a human caregiver.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Jen, an orphaned Gelling raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, must find the missing shard that will heal the crystal and restore balance to the universe.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
To fully achieve its goal, the mission also hadevacuate the nearby Saint Hélène Home, where 244 orphaned children, including 58 disabled children, had been trapped by the surrounding gang violence, threats and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
When Leo first spies the orphaned Josie singing on a Boston street corner, he’s struck by her resemblance to the Pendleton family, his father’s former employers and the victims of great tragedy when their baby was kidnapped in 1880.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orphaned
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The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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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,
12 Dec. 2025
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Now, the 36-year-old Memphian is the sole parent for Lucah and her other six adopted children.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Dec. 2025
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The criticisms were contained in reports into the deaths of 48 migrant workers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and centred on the lack of safety provisions made on construction sites, the failure to properly investigate accidents and the speed with which bereaved families are compensated.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Amina and Amal’s bereaved husband introduce her to American life.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
6 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Orphaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orphaned. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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