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Recent Examples of apostatize
In one of the more powerful sequences, three older men are hung from crosses positioned deep in the ocean’s waters — the thrashing waves killing them slowly for their refusal to apostatize.
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Lindsey Bahr, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2017
The conundrum is one that has nothing to do with Rodrigues’ decision whether to lay down his life, but with his reluctance to apostatize, even in the face of others’ deaths.
—Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2017
Savannah's mom left the church in 2015, when leaked official documents confirmed their policy of apostatizing same-sex couples.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2017
Lindsey Bahr, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2017
The conundrum is one that has nothing to do with Rodrigues’ decision whether to lay down his life, but with his reluctance to apostatize, even in the face of others’ deaths.
—Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2017
Savannah's mom left the church in 2015, when leaked official documents confirmed their policy of apostatizing same-sex couples.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatize
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The outlet said the Unwell Network has renounced all rights to Hot Mess so Earle can freely explore future opportunities.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Like his predecessors, Xi has refused to renounce the possible use of force to unify China and Taiwan.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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But our research also shows that economic incentives or sanctions that aim to compel Palestinians (or Israelis) to forsake their core values backfire for the population as a whole, increasing resistance to peace deals and support for violence.—
Scott Atran,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2025
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The problem, not to put too fine a point on it, is that The Brutalist forsakes tonal subtlety for a full plunge into Southern or Mid-Atlantic Gothic, with the Van Burens becoming almost literally vampiric.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Jose Abrigo, Lambda Legal’s HIV project director, said the gender ideology order repudiates the existence of transgender people and hurts their ability to get identity documents, housing and health care.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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After years of campaigning for more and updated internet regulations, Meta leadership is now pledging to work with the Trump administration to ward off guardrails around the world, repudiating Biden-era efforts to curtail disinformation and online abuse.—
Suzanne Nossel,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Never the favorite of his party's professional advisers, Merz was twice rejected as Merkel's successor as party leader, in 2018 and 2021, before his doggedness won out in 2022.—
Thomas Escritt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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When this innate drive for self-expansion is unfulfilled within the current relationship, individuals may seek it elsewhere—including through infidelity. Cheating, in this case, isn’t necessarily about rejecting a relationship but about reclaiming a lost sense of self.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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After all, few imagined that Trump would move so swiftly to not only abandon Ukraine, but also to threaten it—undermining Ukraine’s self-defense at the very moment that defense is complicating Russian war plans.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Housing inspectors visited rental when kids were living alone At least twice, inspectors visited a Pontiac townhome where the children were allegedly abandoned by their mother, raising questions as to whether the kids could have been found and rescued sooner.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The group said the 14 AGs needed to step in because Congress has abdicated its responsibility as an equal branch of government.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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In many areas — most notably in trade policy, where Trump threatens to inflict a lasting injury on the global economy — the legislature abdicated years ago.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Why not simply disown them? Letting Canada annex these blue states would also simplify Trump’s war on undocumented immigrants, since many of them reside in these states.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2025
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And like with other addictions, quitting sugar isn’t as simple as just stopping.—
Aviel Kanter,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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During his confirmation hearings in late January, Kennedy falsely suggested that antidepressants were harder to quit than heroin.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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