as in alienation
the loss of friendship or affection
a silly quarrel that eventually resulted in a complete and lasting estrangement between the onetime friends
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Mould, drummer Grant Hart, and bassist Greg Norton brought a new language of unguarded personal honesty to an early-Eighties post-hardcore scene where the default emotions were still angst and alienation.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
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But parallel to that is this discussion of why there’s this alienation and loneliness in our society that is ostensibly filled with good, honest, hard-working people.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Spelling first filed for divorce on March 29, 2024.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Stage 4: Resentment continues to build until one or both partners may begin to see divorce as the only way out.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The schism is reaching a boiling point weeks before Oakland voters select a new permanent mayor — the only person who can hire or fire a city administrator.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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But Trump’s return to power has also laid bare a schism between the Left and the more pragmatic party leadership.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2025
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The wedding of their friends, Jenna and Lion, brings the young lovers face-to-face after a painful breakup.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 25 games with the Hurricanes, Williams has 31 tackles, two pass breakups and one tackle for loss.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Emulsifiers are peacemakers that help ease the tension at oil-water boundaries to prevent separation.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moves like this challenge the separation of powers and the politicization of regulatory agencies.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The upheaval has further exposed deep social rifts between conservatives and liberals and increased pressure on institutions and the military, which had found itself in a quandary over whether to enforce martial law.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Contacted for comment, National Security Council spokesperson James Hewitt denied any rifts between the two men tasked with executing Trump's policy on Iran.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Estrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estrangement. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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