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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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China has claimed Taiwan as its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Tomsky even adopted the latter’s citizenship after renouncing his Russian citizenship.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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President Carter favored the arduous work, patience and tenacity that conflict resolution requires, forsaking action for a cooperative, peaceful settlement.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Afro-Colombian community, as the film shows, is often forsaken if not outright erased from both history and geography.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
21 Dec. 2024
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After years of campaigning for more and updated internet regulations, Meta leadership is now pledging to work with the Trump administration to ward off guardrails around the world, repudiating Biden-era efforts to curtail disinformation and online abuse.—
Suzanne Nossel,
The Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2025
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In the frenzy to repudiate the past, Xiao saw history repeating itself.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The emaciated bulldog — just 23 pounds with his ribs visible — had been stuffed inside the bag and abandoned along an Iowa roadway, according to the Des Moines Police Department.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Petey the Cat abandons Lil Petey on the street, and Grampa Petey is condescending and steals from his son.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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He’s abdicated that role to Martinez, at least until the end of the school year, when Martinez will be fired per the earlier action of Johnson’s school board and the terms of Martinez’s employment contract.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But a rash of executive actions signed by Trump on Monday night raised alarm among Democrats that the U.S. was already abdicating its role to China — withdrawing from the World Health Organization and pausing all U.S. development assistance for three months pending reviews.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Why not simply disown them? Letting Canada annex these blue states would also simplify Trump’s war on undocumented immigrants, since many of them reside in these states.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2025
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Does that mean everyone should quit drinking immediately?—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump is not quitting his campaign to convince the leaders of Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed in Gaza.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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