defrocking

present participle of defrock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defrocking
Verb
  • Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Latu said he’s already envisioned sacking Arizona’s Kyler Murray (or backup Jacoby Brissett if Murray’s foot injury keeps him sidelined).
    James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But Williams sealed the Pats’ only win of the season thus far, sacking Tua Tagovailoa on the Dolphins’ final offensive snap with less than two minutes left in Week 2.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But dismissing the rise in antisemitism as mere policing of speech about Israel is disingenuous and dangerous.
    Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Less than four months later, though, a California judge stopped her in her tracks, dismissing her entire complaint on a technicality.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Defrocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defrocking. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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