martyring

verb

Definition of martyringnext
present participle of martyr
as in attacking
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 martyring
  1. attacking
  2. afflicting
  3. cursing
  4. pursuing
Verb
  • But the defenses have steadily become more capable, and in November brought down some 95% of the attacking drones with gunfire, missiles, and, increasingly, electronic warfare jamming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When, in 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers for attacking or dispossessing Palestinians, Israeli banks had no choice but to cut them off, to the fury and consternation of Israel’s far-right finance minister.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacking
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  • The swift growth has been accompanied by stressors afflicting the city’s infrastructure, including its housing supply.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Maylia and Jack are both kids, two of the untold number of minors caught up in one side or the other of the burgeoning fentanyl trade afflicting the US.
    Longreads, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of afflicting
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  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After listing off three notable cellmates who passed through — one who howled at the moon; one who talked to the wall; and one who'd strike her own head while cursing to herself — Blanchard describes yet another who trumped them all.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cursing
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  • But pursuing a cease-fire agreement that does not address the underlying drivers of the conflict is unlikely to work.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The revelation that the grand jury has heard more testimony in recent weeks suggests prosecutors are still pursuing new evidence.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursuing
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