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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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Disregarding the votes cast because of blank ballots or non-participation renounces democracy altogether.George H. Laws Garcia, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
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Over the past few years, more and more Americans have been renouncing their citizenship altogether.Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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State anti-book-ban law leads some school districts to forsake grants to maintain local control Editorial: Downtown Chicago needs reimagining.Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024
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This was not a story about someone who had forsaken her true self to please others.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Italy and Poland, too, have publicly repudiated the deal in its present form.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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Four years after it was handed down, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which repudiated Geduldig in the workplace and forbade employers from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Claridge Hotel’s former casino sits abandoned as well.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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If the department’s predictions are correct, the U.S. would be essentially abandoning any pretense of trying to limit climate change.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting the young princess on a path to one day reign.Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Many of them won’t vote in favor of recessing to literally abdicate the chamber’s constitutional responsibility of advice and consent.Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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This came as a blow to his wife, and precipitated their divorce; and proved the last straw for his parents, who disowned him.The Week UK, theweek, 13 Oct. 2024
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His family, with the exception of Kayce, has basically disowned him.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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