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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
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Without foundational knowledge, people are more likely to feel alienated by the tax system, resulting in compliance costs and lost revenue.
—Zoe Callaway, Oc Register, 31 July 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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Verb
Yet as Magnús becomes increasingly alienated from his domestic life, harsh reality can’t help but bubble to the surface.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Without foundational knowledge, people are more likely to feel alienated by the tax system, resulting in compliance costs and lost revenue.
—Zoe Callaway, Oc Register, 31 July 2025
Adjective
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
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 climate for filmmakers looking to interrogate the Russian war effort remains hostile.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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The president’s hostile, but at times confusing, remarks over the last several days have put the city on edge as leaders condemned the plan as unnecessary and dangerous.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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The player had transferred into the program, and his minutes were already waning.—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The actress and Honest Company co-founder shares three children with her estranged husband, Cash Warren: daughters Haven and Honor, 17, and son Hayes, 8.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Meet Robin, the sister of the bride and a no-nonsense New Yorker with a lot of errands to run—including picking up the groom’s estranged son from the airport.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hot summers are nothing new for much of the United States, but the combination of heat and humidity has taken on a truly antagonistic role this year, pushing us closer to our melting points in an already uncomfortable season.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Thomas, Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy and Koepka are seen throughout the movie, participating in Gilmore’s ridiculous training sessions and eventually battling an antagonistic group of golfers from the fictional Maxi professional golf league.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 July 2025
Verb
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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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India has formally conveyed its concerns to China, emphasizing the need to safeguard the interests of downstream states, but Chinese state media has continued to praise the project as beneficial for citizens in Southeast Asia.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Featuring work by 30 artists, the exhibition conveyed stories of social upheaval, economic collapse, and the complexities of rapid urbanization.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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