as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
after years of alienation from her family, she became reconciled with them when her father fell ill
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Multiple people who spoke to the South Florida Sun Sentinel described alienation from neighbors, friends, and family members that began after 2016.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
Such alienation seems like one seed from which Vance’s politics eventually sprouted.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Metzger’s personal history roots him in personal tragedy, in history itself, in the fear of annihilation, and the reality of extermination, in alienation, in being the other and not fitting in.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Consumers are very perceptive, and this can lead to audience alienation.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
Such alienation seems like one seed from which Vance’s politics eventually sprouted.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Metzger’s personal history roots him in personal tragedy, in history itself, in the fear of annihilation, and the reality of extermination, in alienation, in being the other and not fitting in.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Consumers are very perceptive, and this can lead to audience alienation.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Alienation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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