1
as in renounces
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 avoids
to resist the temptation of
a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjures
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She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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And in recent years, Major League Baseball has been pushing the World Series later into the year as playoffs expand and the league avoids Sunday games so as not to overlap with the NFL.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The agent logs only essential identifiers, avoids storing raw sensor data, caps how much and how often information is recorded, and disables third-party analytics by default.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
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If a parent later withdraws permission, the app developer must be notified to disable access.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Oct. 2025
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The surgeon withdraws the balloon and then squeezes the implant in through a sterile funnel before closing the incision.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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The script foregoes the usual pleasures of making almost everyone a suspect — even if more than one person might be in on it.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Where that luxury is quiet, this luxury is booming in 80’s dance music and foregoes neutral tones for technicolor.—
Ludwig Hurtado,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI researcher retracts announcement of math breakthrough.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The black softop retracts and returns tightly into place with a lever mechanism on the console.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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The script foregoes the usual pleasures of making almost everyone a suspect — even if more than one person might be in on it.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Where that luxury is quiet, this luxury is booming in 80’s dance music and foregoes neutral tones for technicolor.—
Ludwig Hurtado,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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Cuomo denies Bennett’s allegations.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Prince Andrew denies Virginia Giuffre relationship In 2011, Andrew quit his role as Britain's roving trade ambassador, partly because of his friendship with Epstein.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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His position contradicts claims by a number of AI researchers at companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic that human-level AI is imminent.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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This, however, contradicts Prince Harry’s own words about the subject of children.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Abjures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjures. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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