martyred

verb

Definition of martyrednext
past tense of martyr
as in persecuted
to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause
—usually used as (be) martyred He was martyred for his religious beliefs.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for martyred
  1. attacked
  2. assailed
  3. afflicted
  4. besieged
  5. bedeviled
  6. pursued
  7. beset
Verb
  • While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • The historic disaster presented unique challenges for emergency officials trying to evacuate and safeguard residents in a mountainous region assailed by multiple floods and tropical-storm winds.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • View Comments Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC host turned conservative podcaster, also assailed CBS for fact checking Vance’s claims.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of assailed
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  • Advertisement Hard times have long afflicted the Land of Enchantment.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency has resumed door-to-door neighborhood outreaches in some areas afflicted by Hurricane Helene as one man is accused of making a threat against its employees.
    Steve Almasy, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of afflicted
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  • More to Read Southern California is suddenly besieged by fire.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • These stories and traumas are hard to overstate for Israelis, many of whom feel besieged by hostile actors willing their eradication.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of besieged
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  • The hardware problem has bedeviled generations of smart glasses, and there still isn’t a neat fix.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And so, a fearful month begins, bedeviled by US electoral paralysis, in which any notions of the outgoing Biden administration being able to rein in Israel seem a little fanciful.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of bedeviled
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  • After their convictions, the brothers pursued unsuccessful appeals.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Eleven million people have fled their homes, pursued by men with guns and followed by famine.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pursued
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  • His hero would have to struggle with the political battle that had beset Mann during the war.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Harris became the Democratic nominee this summer after Biden, beset by questions about his age and poor poll numbers, dropped out of the race but quickly consolidated the Party behind her.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of beset
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