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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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Who’s on Tennessee death row While the Department of Justice has renounced pentobarbital, Tennessee and about a dozen other states are pushing forward with the drug.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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On Wednesday, Lamont praised Mamdani while noting that Democrats have hardly renounced centrists.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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The Blues featured a few Galaxy supporters in the group who weren’t going to forsake the then five-time MLS Cup winners for the league’s newest franchise.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
15 June 2025
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The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending, close Germany’s borders, and forsake the European Union, had never earned such a powerful endorsement.—
Simon Shuster/Berlin,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The actions of the Administration to reject potential grantees for political reasons and to cut the budget to a small fraction repudiate these values.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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This ideology, called Hindutva, was repudiated and marginalized by the country’s founders.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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New York Senator Julia Salazar, who was among the electeds observing hearings Thursday called for New Yorkers to reject what is happening inside lower Manhattan immigration courts.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Last summer, West Ham had a verbal offer of £15m rejected by Al Ittihad for midfielder N’Golo Kante, then 33.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Retired repos add risk: When maintainers abandon a namespace, attackers can adopt it and push trojan updates.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Never desert a blaze: Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The second and final season roars through the climactic storylines from the comic, as Morpheus abdicates his domain, pursued by the Furies, and a new King of Dreams is selected.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Since a weakened Congress has abdicated its power to the executive, we could sadly be dragged into yet another endless war.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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And the academics, in turn, disowned the state curriculum guide and created their own materials.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Civil rights activists were assassinated, beaten, betrayed by friends, tortured in jail and disowned by their families.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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In April alone, 3.2 million Americans quit their jobs.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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To say the quiet part out loud: many athletes have previously felt that choosing to have a child meant having to quit.—
L'Oréal Blackett,
Refinery29,
30 June 2025
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“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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