apostatizes

present tense third-person singular of apostatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatizes
Verb
  • Joe takes his accusations against Ted public; Louise repudiates them publicly.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hermlin rejects that characterization.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No More Harkening back to the classic storyline which introduced the world to Kingpin, this new card features art from Aniekan Udofia extremely reminiscent of the panel in which Spider-Man abandons his costume.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Escalating military pressure abandons the living hostages to their fate and leaves the bodies of those already dead buried forever in Gaza’s rubble.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When in a turn of events, Theo abdicates from his position as Duke of Tintagel, and would therefore be divorcing Nan to be with Lizzie, Nan runs away to protect her baby, who would be the heir of Tintagel.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As cable loses subscribers, that inherently cuts off access to networks like TNT.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pair welcomed their lone child together in May 2021 before calling it quits two months later.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • He’s gone from hating soccer to becoming a devoted student of the rules of the Beautiful Game — so much so that he gets called upon to referee a youth league soccer match when Boomhauer quits in Episode 5.
    Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Apostatizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatizes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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