aliens 1 of 2

verb

Definition of aliensnext
present tense third-person singular of alien
1
as in angers
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in transfers
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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aliens

2 of 2

noun

plural of alien
as in foreigners

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  1. foreigners
  2. strangers
  3. conveys
  4. outsiders
Noun
  • Some protesters engaged in a standoff with pro-immigration activists in favour of a Portugal open to foreigners.
    AFP, Fortune Europe, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Spiro said the allegations are that the campaign received $18,000 in matching funds for contributions from foreigners, and Adams was unaware of it.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of foreigners
Noun
  • Meeting a princess and an explorer in Europe During the first leg of the trip, David and John’s sleeping accommodations varied from strangers’ homes to camping in parks to a free night in an Ohio jail.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout the playback, the artists embraced and celebrated each other like old friends, though many were virtually strangers days before.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of strangers
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  • The imagery conveys a sense of humankind’s littleness, struggling on, against the backdrop of a wider natural world which is indifferent to their hopes and dreams.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking bits of information and piecing them together to make informed decisions conveys strength and stability during times that are anything but.
    Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of conveys
Noun
  • The party says the law is necessary to protect Georgia’s Orthodox Christian church from outsiders.
    Reuters, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • After all, none of the iconic TV groups mentioned were successful at welcoming outsiders.
    Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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