apostatizes

Definition of apostatizesnext
present tense third-person singular of apostatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatizes
Verb
  • Its constitution renounces the right to wage war as a means of settling such disputes.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Joe takes his accusations against Ted public; Louise repudiates them publicly.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Israel denies charges of a genocide and rejects the boycott and divestment movement.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The mother denied intentionally blocking the visits, claiming the child refuses to attend because Rocha rejects his transgender identity and does not use his new name, according to court documents.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The difference is the wisdom to recognize that giving away public-trust land and diminishing our quality of life forsakes the permanent greater good for the temporary benefit of a few developers and residents.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frates and some other Miamians want the YMCA of Greater Miami to take over the building and put in athletic facilities after the library abandons the building.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Per a synopsis shared with IndieWire, the series tells the story of María José Cano (Dávila), a woman using a wheelchair after an accident, who abandons the love of her life (García Bernal) at the altar.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When the state abdicates its duty, the people must step in.
    William Morris, Des Moines Register, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When the federal government abdicates its responsibility for public health, states, localities, and communities of experts can still try to fill the void.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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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“Apostatizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatizes. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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