apostatized

past tense of apostatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatized
Verb
  • Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Using simple yet incandescent prose, Paine renounced, repudiated and ridiculed at a clip seldom witnessed in print before or since.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The state argued those practices are harmful, and medical organizations such the American Psychological Association have also repudiated the practice.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
    Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Murphy also attempted to debunk the DHS claims that Chicago police abandoned federal agents after the ramming incident by showing videos of Chicago police officers on scene after Martinez was shot, and clips of officers wiping their eyes after being affected by teargas deployed by agents.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Once home to 1,000 residents and 13 saloons, Garnet was once a vibrant community before it was abandoned in the 1960s.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Comey received a slight boost in his case to plead his innocence earlier this week when a judge rejected federal prosecutors’ effort to impose broad restrictions on the evidence Comey can access ahead of trial.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The news caused Salesforce shares to surge as management rejected Wall Street’s narrative of sluggish revenue growth that’s been weighing on investor sentiment in 2025.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After years of friendship, Fergie — as the Duchess of York is popularly known — publicly disowned the billionaire in a 2011 interview.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike formal speeches or parliamentary votes, a podcast answer can be easily downplayed or disowned.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Philippe's grandfather, King Leopold III, also abdicated in 1951 amid a political crisis in an effort to safeguard the monarchy.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The law went into effect in the wake of numerous accusations by American brands and retailers that container shipping giants had spurned service commitments and charged excessive late fees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There had been endeavour and creativity from the home side, and also a host of golden chances spurned.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The huge import taxes would come on top of the 44% tariff rate already in place on China, effectively cutting off trade between the world’s two largest economies, according to Wolfe Research.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • During the first internet suspension, one father described to NPR how his daughters were quiet, pale and withdrawn after the internet was cut off.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Apostatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatized. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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