Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatized
Verb
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 June 2026 -
The former monarch renounced her title in January 2024 on the 52nd anniversary of her accession.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
Verb
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And major medical groups have repudiated conversion therapy as ineffective and harmful.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The post was quickly repudiated.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rockets also ceased to be viewed as enormously expensive expendable vehicles destined either to smash into the ocean or remain abandoned in orbit forever.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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Sora 2, OpenAI’s problematic generative video platform, was abandoned last December, reassuring many copyright holders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The ceasefire hinged on an end to Hezbollah attacks, but the group was not party to the talks and its leader rejected the pact.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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That ad, like the others, was rejected by WMATA, according to the lawsuit.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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That candidate, Bushra Amiwala, disowned the support and condemned the ad, widely seen as an attempt to siphon voters from another young progressive, Kat Abughazaleh.—
David Daley,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Everyone is looking for the next Sam Darnold, and there might not be a better candidate than Jones — the 2021 first-round pick disowned by a team in the AFC East only to spend a year with the 49ers before blossoming elsewhere.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Queen Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne within a year of his ascension in order to marry a two-time divorcée, Wallis Simpson.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The Thorns were so concerned with Chawinga in that moment that the two defenders who went to try to force her onto her left foot completely abdicated the space that Hopkins was targeting with her run forward.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Mia Williams, a former Gator, spurned her former team with a two-run home run for the 10-8 win.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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It’s now widely sold online, often marketed as a natural substance, produced by the human body, that has been spurned by pharmaceutical companies but discovered by medical outsiders.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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So the Devil orders the father to cut off his daughter’s offending hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The strait’s closure continues to cut off 20% of the world’s oil supply from global markets, along with liquid natural gas and fertilizer needed for a functioning global economy.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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“Apostatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatized. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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