as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
the souring of the business partnership led to an ugly legal battle
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as in angering
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
a misunderstanding that soured their relationship for a long time
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Verb
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Around 10 individuals ran onto the court waving Palestinian flags, angering hundreds of attendees from the French Jewish community cheering for the Israeli team.—
Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2024 -
With some true detective work, Flueger quickly discovers that pigeons are trying to claim squatter rights a bit too close higher up, angering the furry felines.—
Demetrius Patterson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Morrison’s novel tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a Black girl in Lorain, Ohio, after the Great Depression, who suffers abuse and alienation culminating in a delusion that she’s been granted the blue eyes she’s always dreamed of.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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There’s an overall sense of alienation imparted by the further fragmentation of the storylines, along with the introduction of subplots, particularly in Wei’s portion (he’s got a male friend in need of a large sum of money and is seeing a woman who has a young daughter).—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But any prolonged Israeli occupation risks alienating Syrians and providing Iran with a pretext to reactivate its anti-Israel agenda in Syria.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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These alienating qualities don’t hold Prophecy or its characters back; the Sisters’ moral turpitude drives both the empire and the intrigue forward.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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These included not properly supervising her legal assistant, her adult daughter; not filing divorce and bankruptcy petitions or doing a letter concerning marital reconciliation after being paid to do so; and not pursuing a divorce matter after taking it over while in the process.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Garcia filed for divorce from the former Dancing with the Stars pro in September, just weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Souring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souring. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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