: having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief
a lapsed Catholic
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For Fiennes, who describes himself as a lapsed but inquisitive Catholic, the movie stirred up long-standing questions about faith and history.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Later scenes reveal the tensions brewing within the family: Alberta, a recent inductee to Christianity, criticizes how Ebony, a lapsed alcoholic, raises the kids.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
That committee was the brainchild of two men, William Rusher, the publisher of National Review, and his longtime collaborator, F. Clifton White, a lapsed and low-keyed academician from upstate New York.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
Loyalty programs Many retailers have begun resurfacing lapsed loyalty programs, bolstering existing ones or creating new ones in the past year or so.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 June 2024
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Later scenes reveal the tensions brewing within the family: Alberta, a recent inductee to Christianity, criticizes how Ebony, a lapsed alcoholic, raises the kids.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
That committee was the brainchild of two men, William Rusher, the publisher of National Review, and his longtime collaborator, F. Clifton White, a lapsed and low-keyed academician from upstate New York.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
Loyalty programs Many retailers have begun resurfacing lapsed loyalty programs, bolstering existing ones or creating new ones in the past year or so.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 June 2024
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lapsed. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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