estrange
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"Children who choose to estrange themselves aren't making a little decision on a whim," explained Joshua Stein, a researcher who tracks online trends, especially those that intersect with psychology and bioethics.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024
Novey transports us toward two reckonings: what exactly happened to estrange the women and, later, how Leah will respond to Jean’s legacy of sculptures.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023
I would be extremely surprised if your weird in-laws decide to permanently estrange themselves from your granddaughter over this, but odder things have happened.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019
Hval’s aim seems not to offend but to estrange, creating distance between herself and the listener; her narrators are unreliable but fascinating.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 15, 2015
To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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