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Recent Examples of apostatize
The conundrum is one that has nothing to do with Rodrigues’ decision whether to lay down his life, but with his reluctance to apostatize, even in the face of others’ deaths.
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Michael O'Sullivan,
The Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2017
In one of the more powerful sequences, three older men are hung from crosses positioned deep in the ocean’s waters — the thrashing waves killing them slowly for their refusal to apostatize.
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Lindsey Bahr,
Orange County Register,
6 Jan. 2017
Michael O'Sullivan,
The Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2017
In one of the more powerful sequences, three older men are hung from crosses positioned deep in the ocean’s waters — the thrashing waves killing them slowly for their refusal to apostatize.
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Lindsey Bahr,
Orange County Register,
6 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatize
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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If the Lakers renounce all their free agents except for Reaves, hacking their books with machete, the team would have Dončić, Jared Vanderbilt, Jake LaRavia, Dalton Knecht, Bronny James (partial guarantee) and Adou Theiro under contract.
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Anguished and alone, Nick is similarly cast away, seemingly cursed to spend the rest of his days forsaken in his hometown, now a foreign land.
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Supporters of 2022 World Cup champions Argentina were among the most visible in Doha during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with some saving for four years and forsaking home-buying in order to make the trip.
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In 2018, the court unequivocally repudiated its wartime decision that denigrated Japanese Americans.
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Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
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Those seeking to stop the roundup reject almost all of the federal agencies’ claims, from the size of the herd to the notion that the horses cause ecological damage.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Aemond is not going to back down, and Aegon has already ditched his plan to abdicate.
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Edward shared the news of his engagement and plan to abdicate during a BBC radio broadcast in December 1936.
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Some Sox fans claimed to disown the team back then, and now are jumping back on the bandwagon.
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He was also forced to disown his family.
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In it, Pearson delivered an opening monologue about his desire to quit dancing.
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Two years into what was intended to be a seven-year apprenticeship, Walton quit and followed his siblings south.
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“Apostatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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