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
The two were estranged at the time; still, as next of kin, O’Neill was tasked with the choice of whether to donate his organs.
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Arizona O'Neill, Longreads, 19 May 2026
Authorities have not determined a possible motive in the shooting; the men had been estranged for at least three years, Santa Clara Police Department Chief Cory Morgan said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Court records show Abugharbieh has been estranged from his family since 2023.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Brooke was estranged from her father at the time of his death.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Arizona O'Neill, Longreads, 19 May 2026
Authorities have not determined a possible motive in the shooting; the men had been estranged for at least three years, Santa Clara Police Department Chief Cory Morgan said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Court records show Abugharbieh has been estranged from his family since 2023.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Brooke was estranged from her father at the time of his death.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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The money raised is not set to go into the state’s Medi-Cal funding but instead into the general fund, infuriating advocates who note Newsom’s budget maintains rollbacks to health insurance for undocumented immigrants, low-income elderly Californians and other vulnerable populations.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Lawyers just can’t stop being caught using AI chatbots, polluting their filings with hallucinated citations that infuriate judges when they’re caught.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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He has been alienated from the kids completely.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Nixon had a single-lane bowling alley built in the White House yet spoke much more frequently in public about his love of football, trying to appeal to sports fans in ways that his advisers initially feared might alienate some.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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That angered the Cincinnati NAACP, who wanted council's makeup to reflect what voters wanted.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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While Massie and Fitzpatrick were the only GOP members to vote no, several House GOP hardliners were angered by the changes made to the bill by the Senate and there was an overnight scramble by Speaker Mike Johnson to secure the necessary support to proceed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 July 2025
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And if Earth isn’t the only planet that hosts life, where are the others, and what might alien life look like, anyway?—
Josh Fischman,
Scientific American,
2 June 2026
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Zuniga pulls from a sonic palette that feels familiar one moment and alien the next.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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While the sticker shock of what is typically a $13 trip enraged the masses—the price was initially announced at $150 in April, before it got knocked down to 98 bucks in the face of public backlash—some observers, particularly those from Europe, scoffed at all the outrage.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
11 June 2026
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His wealth explosion has inspired his devotees, exhilarated his investors, vexed the skeptical and enraged those calling for higher taxes on the ultra-rich.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Tormented by the femicide and outraged by the indifference of the police and justice system, Laura decides to take matters into her own hands.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Its realignment outraged Russia and put a target on its back as one of the West’s easternmost bulwarks against Moscow’s sphere of influence.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Something soured Monday night at Madison Square Garden and the stench of spoilt optimism wafted into Wednesday.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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And higher prices at the gas pump have soured Americans’ feelings about the economy in 2026.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Emails leaked in recent months also suggested Andrew was in contact with Epstein after claiming to have severed ties.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Authorities have said someone deliberately severed communications and diverted the plane.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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