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was estranged
verb
To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form ).
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Survivors include his wife, Veronica, from whom he was estranged.
She was very unhappy she was estranged from her children".
(Fitzgerald was estranged from her at the time).
He had two sisters, with whom he was estranged.
An overdose killed his eldest daughter; an adopted son was estranged.
(Her father was divorced from her mother and she was estranged from her stepfather).
When she and Leo met, she was estranged from her wealthy suburban parents.
(He was estranged from his fifth wife, Victoria Hopper, when he died).
When he died, Mr. Honig was estranged from his second wife and two adoptive sons.
He was estranged from his ex-wife, and I knew he didn't have a steady girlfriend.
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Beecham was estranged from his father for ten years.
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