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as in foreign
being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own
they were careful to learn of any alien business customs before trying to expand overseas
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as in irrelevant
not being a vital part of or belonging to something
it's completely alien to her nature to wish evil of anyone
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as in to anger
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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as in to transfer
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 alien
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Cast aside by her clan, an alien hunter (Elle Fanning) and her unlikely ally embark on a journey together to face a mutual adversary.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
In particular, artist Bryan Hitch's work with writer Mark Millar on The Ultimates made the Avengers cool and provided a useful blueprint for the eventual Marvel Cinematic Universe (from inventing the Chitauri aliens to drawing Nick Fury to look like Samuel L. Jackson).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
Elyssa Goodman, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
After Momo saves Okarun from bullies, an argument erupts between the ghost-believing Momo and the alien-believing Okarun.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Really, who wouldn’t want to see a battle between bows and arrows and a hyper-advanced alien species with a penchant for trophy hunting?
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The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.
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During the match, between Neon’s longstanding character, the three-nosed alien Gorleenyah, and the ICE agent, performer Chiquitita took to the stage to speak unplanned after Ellery handed her the microphone.
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The author emphasizes that this represents meaningful action, in contrast to years of unfulfilled political promises to address foreign competition.—
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Some foreign ports even refuse tankers with heavy crude.—
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Sure, pundits and Twitter philosophers love to portray bowl games as irrelevant relics of the past that nobody cares about anymore.—
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The characters are lying, to themselves and to each other, but the role of the audience in believing or not believing their lies is totally irrelevant.—
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With an economy that is persistently reliant on crude, pursuing policies that raise energy costs risks angering constituents.—
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
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Officers in certain other units, such as foot patrol and community resource officers, had been transferred to nightly patrol shifts.—
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Windward maritime intelligence analyst Michelle Wiese Bockmann claimed the Marinera’s ownership had just been transferred to Burevestmarin LLC, a Russian company.—
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The long, shared table in the center of the room where your elbows grazed both friends and strangers alike was always a vibe.—
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In some instances, the show betrays a familiar upper-middle-class, blue-state gaze, depicting certain Americans as strangers to be managed, not people to be known.—
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Bidding and construction began in November So far, the building’s external structure is complete, with the installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems ongoing.—
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Díaz-Canel was quick to reject external interference in Cuba’s affairs.—
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Boston asked Devers to move to DH, and the team's relationship with the slugger soured to the point that Devers was traded to San Francisco in June.—
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Boston asked Devers to move to DH, and the team’s relationship with the slugger soured to the point that Devers was traded to San Francisco in June.—
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Europe has already ceded plenty of ground to keep the US on-side.—
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Failing to even make the playoffs, the Chiefs ceded the favorite spot to the Philadelphia Eagles after Week 11.—
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“Alien.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alien. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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