aliening

verb

Definition of alieningnext
present participle of alien
1
as in estranging
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aliening
  1. ceding
  2. alienating
  3. conveying
  4. angering
  5. transferring
  6. assigning
  7. relinquishing
Verb
  • However, this climate agenda risks accelerating domestic production declines, ceding ground to adversarial energy producers abroad.
    Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Topline Apple’s newest iPhone 16 smartphones saw a stronger launch in China compared to 2023 models, a positive sign for the tech giant after months of concerns about ceding ground to local rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ceding
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  • Brands clinging to idealized images risk alienating their customers.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Any form of self-expression that doesn’t conform to whiteness is perceived as restricted, thus alienating Black and brown players.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of alienating
Verb
  • The production is strong, conveying a sense of franticness and danger that Durk matched in his aggressive delivery.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Franchise is at its strongest in conveying the sheer sense of chaos that comes from such a huge and cynical production.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of conveying
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  • This is exemplified by the ways in which people were tying themselves in knots to appropriately grieve Payne’s death without angering anyone critical of his alleged behavior.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The new plan would do away with two of those lanes, angering some motorists and bus operators.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of angering
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  • But this summer, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan worked around the state law by dismissing murder and attempted murder charges against two 15-year-olds and transferring them to a federal district court for prosecution.
    Axios San Diego, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Adopt Federated Machine Learning Adopting federated machine learning allows companies to protect users’ identities by processing data locally, without transferring it to a central server.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of transferring
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  • Wardens and guards will continue assigning prison inmates to work in kitchens, clean prison yards or pick up trash beside highways.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • This little adjustment in perspective motivates the group to investigate underlying issues instead of assigning blame.
    Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • This question is crucial because selling means relinquishing decision-making power and the identity tied to your business.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This strategy enables couples to utilize their exemption without relinquishing indirect access to the funds, as the beneficiary spouse can still benefit from the of the assets of the settlor spouse.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of relinquishing
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“Aliening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliening. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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