as in to infuriate
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head
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Recent Examples of estrange
In an update, the sisters’ father, despite being estranged from the older sister, decided to intervene and send her the $40 for the groceries.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The show follows father/daughter duo Harry (George Wallace) and Desiree Slate (Laverne Cox), who reconnect after being estranged for over two decades.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
As Reacher tries to trace a missing operative and expose an extensive arms smuggling operation, Hall’s Beck, who has long been estranged from his son Richard (Johnny Berchtold), is struggling to stay alive.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Others who had cared for elderly parents after being estranged from them offered their advice.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The show follows father/daughter duo Harry (George Wallace) and Desiree Slate (Laverne Cox), who reconnect after being estranged for over two decades.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
As Reacher tries to trace a missing operative and expose an extensive arms smuggling operation, Hall’s Beck, who has long been estranged from his son Richard (Johnny Berchtold), is struggling to stay alive.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Others who had cared for elderly parents after being estranged from them offered their advice.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
Verb
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Crook told police the woman driving the Tesla had bumped his truck when opening her car door, infuriating him.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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And Democrats bet that Mr. Musk would infuriate their voters more than Mr. Trump’s endorsement would benefit Judge Schimel.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Higher import costs may force the company to raise prices, further alienating price-sensitive consumers already grappling with inflationary pressures.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The protest was cheered by some liberals but infuriated more centrist lawmakers wary that the in-your-face demonstration could alienate moderate Republicans and independents in their battleground districts.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Other nations, angered by the new American tariffs, will impose their own retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, reducing the sales of America’s most internationally competitive companies.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.—
Julia Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2024
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.—
Matt Juul,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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The university caved to Trump's demands, enraging students and graduates alike.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Democratic base is enraged, but the party remains staunchly divided on how to respond two months into his second term.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Mar. 2025
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The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters outraged by Trump's leadership since his return to office for a second term on January 20 took to the streets in all 50 states.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even if earnings do come in ahead of expectations, souring economic expectations due to tariffs have already punished their stocks and could continue to do so next week, Cramer said.—
Erin Doherty,Annika Kim Constantino,Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Investor sentiment had already soured going into the announcement.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Snow and subzero temperatures had severed Nome from the outside world.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This system severs Black women from what sustains us—our resources, communities, connection to our bodies.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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