Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatizing
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Even worse, Park and his conservative successors had been bolstered by the very imperial forces from which the South Koreans had hoped to escape, in exchange for renouncing their right to forgive and to hold Japan accountable.—
Eun A Jo,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Nov. 2022
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Tomorrow belonged to individuals who broke the rules, forsaking protocol to act inventively.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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Real estate may be the basis of all wealth, but a growing number of millionaires are forsaking homeownership and renting their residences instead.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Still, large pools of undeployed capital remain available, and major institutional players show little sign of abandoning real estate as a core asset class.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats returned to Washington to demonstrate unity and accuse GOP leaders of abandoning negotiations.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite rejecting his proposal, her feelings for him stayed the same.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The countries now recognizing a Palestinian state and publicly committing themselves to the prospect are rejecting that premise and denying the settler right’s attempt at a fait accompli.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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In June, the King spoke about the possibility of abdicating to make way for his daughter.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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This isn't about abdicating responsibility.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This followed revelations from the Mail on Sunday that Ferguson apologized to Epstein just weeks after publicly disowning him in 2011.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maximum Overdrive, the only movie that King directed, is eligible… but King himself joined the chorus of harsh critics, disowning it and never again returning to the director’s chair .—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Across town, the Elk River could surround CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, cutting off all exits.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In filmmaker Tobe Hooper's slasher classic, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface's penchant for cutting off his victims' faces and wearing them as masks was apparently inspired by Gein's own macabre habits.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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But so did the number of people quitting their jobs — which is a sign of confidence in their prospects of finding a better job.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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James is in a much better mental place now, after quitting drinking and finding an effective therapist during the pandemic years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Apostatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatizing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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