1
as in renounced
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion
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2
as in avoided
to resist the temptation of
a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world
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Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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When pressed, the executives either denied or avoided talking about using the most advanced technology to reject authorization requests or toss out claims.—
Darius Tahir,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The answer is tens, and in some cases hundreds of billions of pounds of carbon pollution avoided each year.—
Aya Diab,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But according to the university, the program will not move forward as scheduled, after Weiss’ team withdrew from the event.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Focusing on Mental Health Everything changed when a 24-year-old Simone Biles withdrew from the finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, mentioning her mental health struggles.—
Kristy Alpert,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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The strongback support has retracted for launch.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Warsama traces the issue back more than a decade, when discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield published his study — since retracted — claiming a link between autism and the MMR vaccine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, people both inside and outside the union have labeled Meyer as a puppet of powerful agent Scott Boras, a charge both Boras and Meyer have vigorously denied.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Abjured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjured. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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