apostatized

past tense of apostatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostatized
Verb
  • In April 2023, Blue Island leveled another complaint against the nonprofit asking a judge to declare the property in violation of the city’s building codes, dangerous, unsafe and abandoned, court records show.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • They were abandoned in 1959 when outpaced by technology.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Elon Musk suggests creating a new political party amid Trump rift Trump threatens to cut off Musk's subsidies.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 June 2025
  • Trump countered by threatening to cut off government contracts given to Musk’s companies, paving the way for some MAGA acolytes to suggest other ways to exact pay back on Musk, who owns Tesla, SpaceX and X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Privately, the show’s lead actress, Emily Meade, threatened to quit.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • After being a successful child actor in the 1950s, Talbot quit acting at the age of 14.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Apostatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostatized. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!