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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
Verb
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Renunciation Of Pseudo-Agile: To be truly agile today, teams must be willing to renounce what is commonly misinterpreted as agile.—
Federico Imparatta,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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This would be a permanent, binding agreement renouncing their claim to the full territory in exchange for a delimited territory south and/or east of the dividing line.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The series, working with plenty of time never forsakes a standard television clip.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet, despite the mountain of evidence to the contrary, Frisby argues that the competitive market should be forsaken, and utilities should be allowed back into the generation game.—
Mary Beth Tung,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Oldham also relies on a concurring opinion, by Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones, which the Supreme Court repudiated last spring.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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The American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Association for Social Workers and other leading medical groups have all repudiated the practice.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Gaga rejects a string of Latin suitors — Alejandro, Fernando, Roberto — via melodies that evoke ABBA and Madonna, over a thumping beat, like Ace of Base gone EDM.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Florida Supreme Court and a federal appeals court each rejected appeals to delay James' execution.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The decision, however, has been the subject of apparent criticism from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, who have claimed Williams and Wilmore were abandoned by the Biden administration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mission drew political attention when Trump and Musk vowed to speed up the astronauts' return and accused former president Joe Biden's administration of abandoning the astronauts.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, when Edward abdicated, the design was revised and a second batch of mugs was produced for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.—
Tim McKeough,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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If and when Lorne Michaels abdicates the throne (retires from SNL), who assumes the crown?—
Andy Hoglund,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Soon after the pair met, Shari was disowned by Ruby, who also asked Kevin and Chad to move out of the house.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Both men have largely disowned the film, which introduces elements of the supernatural to the Blues Brothers universe and boasts some of the worst special effects ever seen in a studio film.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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If approved, the bill would get rid of the restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP and also protect public sector workers who are fired from being considered to have voluntarily quit.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The basketball world may have given up on the Suns, one of the NBA’s most disappointing teams, months ago, but aside from a blowout loss to the defending-champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Phoenix isn’t quitting on itself, in part because this has become Booker’s team to run.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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