as in hostile
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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
Sarah McCammon, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Such was the spirit of the times, but Rocky Balboa’s journey looks downright triumphant next to that of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), the alienated cabbie for whom New York has become a living hell.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
At the same time, the Federalists’ muscular response to the Fries Rebellion had alienated crucial voters in Pennsylvania, almost certainly costing the party crucial votes in the electoral college.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Ghalib, who endorsed Trump, thinks many Arabs and Muslims have increasingly felt alienated from the Democratic Party — on both foreign policy and domestic cultural issues.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Such was the spirit of the times, but Rocky Balboa’s journey looks downright triumphant next to that of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), the alienated cabbie for whom New York has become a living hell.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
Founded by singer-songwriter Rihanna, the cosmetics brand entered the market with 40 foundation shades, effectively throwing down the gauntlet to an industry that had historically alienated women of color by limiting its palette to lighter skin tones.
—Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
At the same time, the Federalists’ muscular response to the Fries Rebellion had alienated crucial voters in Pennsylvania, almost certainly costing the party crucial votes in the electoral college.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alienated
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Home to one of the world’s largest refugee populations – most of them from Afghanistan – Pakistan has not always welcomed the foreigners, subjecting them to hostile living conditions and threatening deportation over the years.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Andreas typically waits until there have been three instances of potential hostile communication before asking her friend or colleague if everything is OK.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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John Dutton wouldn’t have ceded the land back to Rainwater, right?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Dec. 2024
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Reports of summary executions and sectarian reprisals were limited, perhaps due, in part, to the way much of the Syrian army ceded territory without a fight.—
Sam Heller,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2024
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Edwin Arroyave kept it real with his children about his estranged wife Teddi Mellencamp's cancer diagnosis.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Brandon Boudreaux, the estranged husband of Lori's niece (who had also joined the cult), narrowly avoided being hit during a drive-by shooting near his Gilbert home in October 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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The three were transferred to another hospital.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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Over 70,000 pre-war fashion design photographs were transferred from design registrations to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs by the industrial tribunal of Paris in 1940, and over 120 of these photos form the basis of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The first two-thirds of Season 1 focused on the antagonistic relationship between Langdon and Santos.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Malicious hackers and antagonistic countries can already recognize and exploit vulnerabilities in threat detection models using AI agents.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Greg-Gary What a relief to find that our unfriendly neighborhood wife killer could be reasonable here.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Bottom line Let’s eyeball all 10 years, noting numerous complaints about California’s unfriendly business climate.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2025
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The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Alienated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alienated. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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