as in hostile
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as in angered
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
her changed position on the issue surprised and alienated many of her supporters
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as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
landowners have a right to alienate their right of ownership—in other words, they can sell the land if they want to
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Recent Examples of alienated
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likewise, Brian Stokes Mitchell, as Sam, complicated the figure of the alienated husband.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
Many attribute this downturn to Musk’s increasing political involvement and alignment with right-wing ideologies, which has alienated a section of the consumer base.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
While some Democrats said the party had moved too far to the left and alienated moderate voters, many in the progressive wing argued the party had become too pro-corporation and abandoned the working class.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Likewise, Brian Stokes Mitchell, as Sam, complicated the figure of the alienated husband.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, Gaines took aim at Jeffries for his argument, which alienated multiple Democrat voters after it was pushed by him and other Democrat lawmakers, prompting some of those voters to unregister from the party.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
Many attribute this downturn to Musk’s increasing political involvement and alignment with right-wing ideologies, which has alienated a section of the consumer base.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
Adjective
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Some of countries in the continent that are rich in uranium, such as Niger and Gabon, may be delicate or difficult to deal with in the near term as both underwent military coups recently, with Niger turning hostile toward the French and more toward the Russians.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The game is scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. ET and Pacers fans are sure to bring the energy and create a hostile atmosphere for New York.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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And now America has unilaterally ceded the fight.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rather than dive into a song and drop the curtain on a set anchored by a statue-like representation of two hands holding a crown, Blige disappeared and ceded attention to a video montage touting her accolades and achievements.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Context While Simon Patterson, the cook's estranged husband, had declined her lunch invitation, his parents, Don and Gail Patterson, attended the meal.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Police arrested Mary’s estranged husband, Nathan Alan Gingles, in connection with the murders.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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This involves distinguishing between the data plane, where information is transferred, and the control plane, which governs processes without directly handling the data itself.—
Taylor Brown,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For example, the antagonistic alien brute Captain Gantu is left out.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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In Nine Perfect Strangers, tension emerges from the slightly antagonistic forces that both revere and challenge Masha’s notions.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Elon Musk appeared to cast an unfriendly gaze at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during President Donald Trump’s meeting with the foreign leader on Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 May 2025
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The more cynical one is that Trump and Musk know this and want to weaponize it to their electoral advantage, intentionally depriving what are understood to be unfriendly voters of their right to to participate in elections with onerous requirements or simply zapping them from the rolls.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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