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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 estranged
Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Dec. 2024
Beneath the festive fun, the movie explores themes of estranged family and second chances.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
At the funeral of his estranged brother, Jack meets Jillian, his young niece, now an orphan.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
Josh Hall is sharing an inside look at his first Thanksgiving without his estranged wife Christina Haack (formerly Hall).
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Upon arriving back in the Windy City, Pascal reunited with his estranged wife, Monica (KaDee Strickland), and the two resumed their tumultuous relationship.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Dec. 2024
Beneath the festive fun, the movie explores themes of estranged family and second chances.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
At the funeral of his estranged brother, Jack meets Jillian, his young niece, now an orphan.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
Josh Hall is sharing an inside look at his first Thanksgiving without his estranged wife Christina Haack (formerly Hall).
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estranged
Adjective
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And a range of recent polls help illustrate that many young men increasingly feel alienated or left behind by feminist narratives, including being unduly under fire and cast as villains, leading them to seek out narratives and role models exemplifying male empowerment.Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The consequences for these men and their families were severe – marriages were destroyed, and most of them became alienated from children who grew up without them around.T.J. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Still, the relationship never became too antagonistic.Tae Kim, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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However, their early rhetoric is setting an antagonistic tone toward federal workers, which threatens to undermine DOGE’s goals.James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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In story mode, there are a few other people to find on the island, some of whom will be helpful and others hostile.Jason Bennett, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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In June, a former employee sued Neuralink and accused it of hosting a discriminatory and hostile work environment, claiming that they had not been given proper protective gear while working with the monkeys.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
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His announcement outraged the opposition and triggered a new wave of protests.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Some are outraged by the curfew on cuddles.Meghan Pryce, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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The alliance is led by a former senior al-Qaida militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.SARAH EL DEEB, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The alliance is led by a former senior Al Qaeda militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Estranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estranged. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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