Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatized
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Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa never renounced his allegiance to Al Qaeda and has ordered horrific attacks on Syrian Kurds, Druse and Bedouins to consolidate his power.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026 -
But no evidence suggests that Gu has renounced her American citizenship.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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And she’s really rejected, repudiated by the Venezuelan people.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Any unilateral invasion is a pretext for any other unilateral invasion, which is why each must always be repudiated, regardless of the moral justification.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the history of gold panning, workers had never been abandoned in remote or forgotten areas of the jungle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The buildings were abandoned as the public school system grew more welcoming of Black students, and many of the sites have been lost, historians say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Earlier, Senate Democrats rejected Republican proposals to address their demands through an executive order or separate legislation, which would not require the existing measure to go back through the House.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other measures, the settlement stipulates that Columbia won't consider race in admissions, programming or hiring, will provide a demographic and academics breakdown of all rejected and admitted students, and will review its international admissions process.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the end of her remarks Monday, McCarthy told the court that Mykkanen’s family has disowned Garner.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Both have been associated with Epstein, but both have since disowned those friendships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The same could be said for Frederik's mother, Queen Margrethe II, 85, who two years ago voluntarily abdicated the throne to make way for her son.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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When that responsibility is abdicated or abused, the system orients itself around avoidance and silence.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Braddy’s motive, Rifkin said, was that he was spurned by Maycock, who had repeatedly rejected his advances.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Less than 24 hours after Tucker spurned the Mets, the team pivoted to Bo Bichette, bringing him in on a three-year deal worth $126 million.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cumming said the city's information technology department also abruptly cut off part of her office administrator's access, including the ability to see who else in city government may be looking at whistleblower complaints and documents related to ethics investigations.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Apostatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatized. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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