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Recent Examples of crucify
Oh God, people are probably going to crucify me for this, but really not much.
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Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D.
Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Engineering, literature, philosophy, theater, and the arts flowered; with lasting effects, Romans crucified Jesus and destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D.
Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Engineering, literature, philosophy, theater, and the arts flowered; with lasting effects, Romans crucified Jesus and destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
Verb
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Some party leaders have been criticized for using Nazi slogans and downplaying the Holocaust.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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While Chiuri has been criticized by some for playing it safe with commercial collections that helped to turbocharge Dior’s growth, Prigent gradually understood her messaging is anything but conservative.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the prisoners in this sketch go a bit too far, concocting wild narratives before berating the young men, in an explicit and graphic terms, what awaits them behind bars.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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With her buzz cut and Bikini Kill T-shirt, Brie Larson’s Elektra is presented as a rebel, a provocateur, and the kind of obsessively angry soul who might well carry her microphone around town in order to besmirch her mother and berate the world.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Organizers blamed the threat on Tarrio, who denied the claim in a post on his social media.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, the voice resembling Smith Sr.’s goes silent for the remainder of the phone call, as Martinez continues to scold him for his actions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Shakira storms off Miami nightclub stage after appearing to scold clubgoer for filming up her dress The title of the tour is taken from the singer's 12th studio album, released last year and the first since 2017's El Dorado.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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During the hearing, Reyes — a Biden appointee and the first out lesbian to serve as district judge for the District of Columbia — excoriated Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer Jason Lynch, asserting that Trump’s order plainly discriminates against trans people in violation of the law.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
19 Feb. 2025
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During the 1980s, activists excoriated President Ronald Reagan for his administration’s slow response to the burgeoning AIDS crisis that was decimating the gay community.—
Benjamin Ryan,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The brief interview created a furious reaction online, with the likes of Dionne Warwick and Khloé Kardashian upbraiding the journalists for treating Babyface so disrespectfully.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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That starts with upbraiding Chapman’s would-be assassin, who’s still nursing injuries from being run over by a taxicab — this after handling three other agents quite capably.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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If the robot, who frequently metamorphoses, gives shape to some form of justice, it’s flayed down to a name.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The upper fangs sank into Wyatt’s left cheek, just below his eye socket, the lower into his top lip and right nostril, flaying his face in four separate places.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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The report equally faulted the yearslong development of the booster rocket under Dr. Lucas’s leadership.—
Trip Gabriel,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Almost immediately after the crash, President Trump publicly faulted the helicopter for flying too high.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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