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Recent Examples of crucify
Letters from his prison cell have at times included drawings of Jesus Christ being crucified and appeals for prayers.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Dec. 2025
The Maroun monastery dates back to a century after Jesus was crucified.
—NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
If Disney or Lego or any other of these children's companies were held to the same standards, they would be getting crucified in the media.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 25 Nov. 2025
In the Muslim Quarter, there were no tourists on the Via Dolorosa—the Way of Sorrows, where Christ carried the cross to be crucified.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Dec. 2025
The Maroun monastery dates back to a century after Jesus was crucified.
—NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
If Disney or Lego or any other of these children's companies were held to the same standards, they would be getting crucified in the media.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 25 Nov. 2025
In the Muslim Quarter, there were no tourists on the Via Dolorosa—the Way of Sorrows, where Christ carried the cross to be crucified.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
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And for the president when he’s criticized about lifting the sanctions on Russia, to somehow turn around and blame Zelenskyy, blame Ukraine.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military later posted a second message in Farsi, noting the head of Iran's judiciary was at the rally and criticizing Iran for blocking many from seeing their warning, as authorities in Iran have almost completely shut down internet access.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some have cut off communication, walked away from him, or berated him.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The normally Trump-friendly Daily Caller ran a less-than-flattering piece about the president berating a reporter for asking about troop deployments.—
Kathy Kiely,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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During his sentencing hearing at a Philadelphia courthouse, Seferlis apologized for writing the threatening letters, blaming the actions on his personal outrage over the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The conservative leader has blamed some of the violence on neighboring Colombia, accusing its government of not doing enough to stop cartels that operate along the border between both nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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On our hike, Jessie Krebs scolds her boots for sliding on a slick, house-size boulder.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2026
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But the Commission's chairman, Brendan Carr, scolded Amazon last week, saying the company should focus on its own satellite efforts, rather than criticize SpaceX.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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But he was also excoriated when his worst predictions failed to come true.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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The famous detective novelist and screenwriter had written an essay for the magazine excoriating the motion-picture industry and its tolerance for—indeed celebration of—mindless mediocrity.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Based on his 2020 short film, Meeks draws from his personal ties to Ohio to upbraid our preconceptions about the cyclical nature of addiction and recovery.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2026
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At a hearing two days after the government dropped its charges against Baraka, the judge upbraided Stephen Demanovich, a federal prosecutor who had been assigned the case.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The apostle was believed to have met his martyrdom by being flayed alive.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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And So It Is reaches out: affective, intimate, and flayed open with a beating heart.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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On the next page, David Greising faults Mayor Brandon Johnson for failing to adequately entice the Bears to stay in Chicago.—
Colleen Kujawa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Golden didn’t fault his team’s effort but said Florida played rushed and disorganized offensively.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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