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
  • Popular on Variety However, much like Qatar — which hosted the World Cup in 2022 — FIFA’s decision has already been attacked by human rights groups.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The accuser says she was attacked by the two rappers at an after-show party following the Video Music Awards.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • But the deal was almost immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • But as soon as the deal was declared done, it was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
    Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of assailed
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  • Doctors have raised alarms as young workers have been afflicted with silicosis, a deadly illness caused by inhaling particles of crystalline silica.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • These turtles need some warmth The frigid Northeast temperatures of the last several days have accelerated the arrival of sea turtles afflicted with life-threatening hypothermia at Cape Cod beaches, requiring more than 250 of them to be rescued so far.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of afflicted
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  • Since then, Putin has sought instead to rally the public to the defense of a motherland besieged by the perfidious and cunning West.
    Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, at a time when tropical forests and grasslands are besieged by farming, mining, and other threats, birdwatching tourism offers a real incentive to keep ecosystems intact.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of besieged
Verb
  • But the East Coast outpost, which originally was slated to open in June, has been bedeviled by a series of setbacks, from construction snafus to red-tape issues with the city’s landmarks preservation watchdogs to lengthy struggles over building permits.
    Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 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
Verb
  • Again, this is a hard problem and is being avidly pursued by everyone in this realm.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As Masterson pursued both the appeal and a petition challenging his incarceration, his appellate lawyers started looking for jurors willing to discuss possible problems with the trial.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursued
Verb
  • Some of the states do not have returning electors, and these are the ones where criminal cases have been brought, though many of the cases have been beset by issues.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The South Korean president has also been beset by scandal involving his wife, first lady Kim Keon Hee.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of beset
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