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Recent Examples of crucify
He was arrested that evening, and crucified the next day, on a Friday.
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James Powel, USA Today, 12 June 2025
It was embroidered with red crosses signifying the nails used to crucify Jesus Christ.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Biblical tradition holds that the Cenacle — a room on the upper floor of a Jerusalem building historically believed to stand above King David’s tomb — is where Jesus shared the Last Supper with his apostles before being crucified.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in Jerusalem situated where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, recently found evidence of ancient olive trees and grapevines.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 12 June 2025
It was embroidered with red crosses signifying the nails used to crucify Jesus Christ.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Biblical tradition holds that the Cenacle — a room on the upper floor of a Jerusalem building historically believed to stand above King David’s tomb — is where Jesus shared the Last Supper with his apostles before being crucified.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in Jerusalem situated where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, recently found evidence of ancient olive trees and grapevines.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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And then Conrad is berated by his own voice-over for always trying to take care of Belly.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Three years ago, at a dental clinic in Tyler, Texas, a forty-year-old man began to berate the nurses working on his dentures.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Some residents blamed the city, which has owned these buildings for years, for allowing the structures to get run-down.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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Cena even blamed Truth for making that kid in Brussels cry.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some have also scolded Colossal for tinkering with genetics, but the tech firm insists its work will aid in the conservation and protection of endangered species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Democrats have also excoriated Bove over his role in dismissing the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and criticized his efforts to investigate DOJ and FBI officials involved in prosecutions connected to the January 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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President Donald Trump excoriated Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) over his support for banning members of Congress and the president and vice president from trading or holding stocks while in office.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 2025
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Schumer is the latest Democrat on Capitol Hill to upbraid Kennedy in recent days over the measles outbreak.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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The brief interview created a furious reaction online, with the likes of Dionne Warwick and Khloé Kardashian upbraiding the journalists for treating Babyface so disrespectfully.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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These include thinning fabric, stretching or sagging, holes, flaying, and heavy pilling.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Stripped to the bone and flayed by her ugly experiences, both during and for years after, Lidia is emotionally naked, unable even to ask for or accept help.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Schiavo also faulted the FAA for not coming off as terribly responsive to problems.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 2025
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The White House has faulted India for high tariffs that Trump views as an effort to shut out U.S. producers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
31 July 2025
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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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