apostatizing

present participle of apostatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatizing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.
    C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Importantly, the company is also abandoning its plan to build a competitor to the cellular Starlink service.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Bottom Line Gen Z isn’t rejecting career ambition—they’re redefining it around skill mastery, purpose and sustainable productivity rather than traditional hierarchies.
    Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Even while rejecting many of the Administration’s demands, Harvard has in recent months made moves that share something of the flavor of the Administration’s preferences, beyond addressing antisemitism.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This isn't about abdicating responsibility.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The 11-year-old was suffering an asthma attack, which was cutting off his supply of oxygen.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Moms are quitting — or getting pushed out.
    Darian Woods, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to maintaining good oral hygiene habits at home, such as brushing and flossing, experts recommend tactics like drinking plenty of water, limiting snacks and sugary foods, and quitting smoking to help prevent cavities.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After spurning offers from such interested parties as maitre d’ Craig Susser — who opened his own namesake restaurant in 2011 — Tana sold Dan Tana’s in 2009 to friend Sonja Perencevic, who still runs it.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Shortly after spurning his conjugal love tent vehicle, Colby received a call from Pontiac with a proposition.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Apostatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatizing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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