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Recent Examples of orphaned
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.
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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
Owners Chuch and Lou Ann Best taught the orphaned squirrel to water ski, at first, as a joke.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
In the end, instead of an orphaned youth discovering his mysterious power to save the world, Josh Brownhill fired home to avoid extra time in a game that barely merited 90 minutes.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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
Owners Chuch and Lou Ann Best taught the orphaned squirrel to water ski, at first, as a joke.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
In the end, instead of an orphaned youth discovering his mysterious power to save the world, Josh Brownhill fired home to avoid extra time in a game that barely merited 90 minutes.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 3 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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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 six-month-old now treats the plush toy like an adopted mother, keeping it close while navigating life inside the enclosure.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Samantha Hogan has comforted more than 200 bereaved families.—
Linda Stein,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Immediate relief is underway, including emergency grants, assistance for injured and bereaved families and expanded trauma and resilience services for children, seniors and other vulnerable populations.—
Audra Berg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 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
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“Orphaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orphaned. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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