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 View alum and her eldest daughter were estranged on and off throughout Chelsea's teenage and early adulthood years.
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Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Hans died in 1978, estranged from Edith and Nickolas.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for estrange
Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Queen of Hearts and The Girl with the Needle actress Trine Dyrholm co-stars a woman estranged from children who turns up uninvited at a weekend-long naming party for her son’s firstborn child at a luxury season resort.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Hans died in 1978, estranged from Edith and Nickolas.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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.
—
Arizona O'Neill,
Longreads,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for estrange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estrange
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They’re infuriated with a military that turned out to repress civilian protests in recent years, but appeared slow to mobilize in support of earthquake victims this week.
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The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.
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Avoid alienating your guests with divisive or offensive toasts.
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To identify the cause without alienating teams, focus on friction patterns instead of individual blame.
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The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.
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All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport.
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Despite his concessions to the SSPX, Francis enraged many Catholic traditionalists by reversing Benedict's relaxation on celebrating the old Latin Mass for the broader Catholic Church.
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The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
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The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
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The shooting has left many in the community outraged.
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But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
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Of course, the game meant nothing, but Türkiye’s late goal in stoppage time gave them a 3-2 victory that soured what appeared to be a 2-2 draw in Los Angeles.
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The Townshend Revenue Act threatened to sever this link between Colonial legislatures and British officials.
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The workers' group opposes Ryder's Law, which will sever the main income source for many of the heavily immigrant owners and drivers.
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“Estrange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrange. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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