MARTYRING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

martyring

verb

present participle of martyr

as in attacking

to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause

—usually used as (be) martyred He was martyred for his religious beliefs.

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Recent Examples of martyring Talking about potential attacks, martyring themselves for ISIS. — David J. Lopez, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

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Spain’s front men are difficult to ignore Despite only one attacking return, Lamine Yamal ($10m) is still Spain’s most exciting fantasy option.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
With control of a device, the hackers then use it as an exit node when probing or attacking targets in the communications, defense, energy, financial services, and government sectors.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Definition of attacking

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Chilean prosecutors believe Ojeda died while his captors were torturing him to get information about the Venezuelan political opposition.

— Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
In addition to its prior ties to al-Qaeda, HTS has been accused by the UN and other organizations of human rights abuses against women and children, as well as torturing and executing detainees.

— Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of torturing

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Biden weaponized Law Enforcement against his political opponent, while also persecuting many other innocent people.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.

— Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

Definition of persecuting

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But your dad doesn’t need to be a celeb to enjoy the simple pleasures of tormenting him.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Rumor has it that Steve Spurrier could be the favorite, which would be hilarious given Spurrier's history of tormenting the Vols.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026

Definition of tormenting

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The race partly revolved around the war in Gaza, with Lander assailing Goldman for not being critical enough of Israel.

— Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026

Definition of assailing

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Cholera, a waterborne bacterial disease, has unleashed a perilous wave across southern Africa, with active outbreaks currently afflicting five countries in southern and central Africa.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Never mind the economic turbulence afflicting the country and the world, driven most recently by rising gas prices because of the war in Iran.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026

Definition of afflicting

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Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia After accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, theater actor Salem convinces a military court of his insanity to escape a death sentence.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 July 2026
The woman started cursing her out.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026

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