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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
estrange . - adjective Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective caused to be unloved
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Examples
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It could not do other to a man estranged from a normal life who could only live on the idolization of his fans.
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Also there are many on the right who do not feel entirely dissimilar to the way progressives are feeling about the state of our nation and they also feel estranged from the party on the right.
Think Progress » Health insurers spent $38 million lobbying Congress in 2009. 2010
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Ones that burn like acid and ones that heal and nurture like a mother's embrace -- ones that are also mostly estranged from the high school literary canon.
Brock Cohen: A Promise to the Students of an Uncool Teacher Brock Cohen 2010
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Mr. Freeh has long been estranged from the former president, and he took another swipe at members of the last Democratic administration today.
Panel to Vote on Holder Next Wednesday - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Also there are many on the right who do not feel entirely dissimilar to the way progressives are feeling about the state of our nation and they also feel estranged from the party on the right.
Think Progress » Health insurers spent $38 million lobbying Congress in 2009. 2010
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If there is a perception that the elite end of the game has sometimes become estranged from the volunteers that drive the grassroots, Steele has vowed to bring them back together, using the prize of a home World Cup as the driving force. 2015 will offer us an opportunity in three areas.
England can win 2015 World Cup, says RFU chief executive John Steele Owen Gibson 2010
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The entire family is upset about this, about the loss of him and his victims and victims' families. said David Dyess, who was described as estranged from his father.
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Mr. Freeh has long been estranged from the former president, and he took another swipe at members of the last Democratic administration today.
Panel to Vote on Holder Next Wednesday - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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But then, according to his soon-to-be-ex-wife's memoirs, he called his estranged wife and asked about his news-conference performance, "How did I do?"
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Berra was estranged from the club for nearly 14 years after Steinbrenner fired him as manager early in the 1985 season.
Yogi, Whitey, Reggie ... Who's the 'greatest living Yankee'? 2008
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