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Recent Examples of crucify
Oh God, people are probably going to crucify me for this, but really not much.
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Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D.
Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Engineering, literature, philosophy, theater, and the arts flowered; with lasting effects, Romans crucified Jesus and destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D.
Easter marks the last day of the Holy Week, which consists of several days that each carry their own significance.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Engineering, literature, philosophy, theater, and the arts flowered; with lasting effects, Romans crucified Jesus and destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple.
—Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
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Some party leaders have been criticized for using Nazi slogans and downplaying the Holocaust.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was praised for his acting but the movie was fiercely criticized for appearing to whitewash history and marginalize Black characters.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Chaos even opens with a scene of Bugliosi, who died in 2015, berating O'Neill for presenting him with his findings.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance responded by berating the Ukrainian leader on camera.—
Simon Shuster/Kyiv,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Democratic establishment’s focus on blaming Trump for those price spikes represents a stark break from its activists, who have launched a protest movement arguing that Trump is a budding dictator with no regard for the Constitution.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Recently, however, doctors have started reporting more cases of iodine-deficient hypothyroidism—and our salt preferences may be at least partially to blame.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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However, the voice resembling Smith Sr.’s goes silent for the remainder of the phone call, as Martinez continues to scold him for his actions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Shakira storms off Miami nightclub stage after appearing to scold clubgoer for filming up her dress The title of the tour is taken from the singer's 12th studio album, released last year and the first since 2017's El Dorado.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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During the hearing, Reyes — a Biden appointee and the first out lesbian to serve as district judge for the District of Columbia — excoriated Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer Jason Lynch, asserting that Trump’s order plainly discriminates against trans people in violation of the law.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
19 Feb. 2025
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During the 1980s, activists excoriated President Ronald Reagan for his administration’s slow response to the burgeoning AIDS crisis that was decimating the gay community.—
Benjamin Ryan,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 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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That starts with upbraiding Chapman’s would-be assassin, who’s still nursing injuries from being run over by a taxicab — this after handling three other agents quite capably.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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If the robot, who frequently metamorphoses, gives shape to some form of justice, it’s flayed down to a name.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The upper fangs sank into Wyatt’s left cheek, just below his eye socket, the lower into his top lip and right nostril, flaying his face in four separate places.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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City audit led to changeover As for animal control, KC Pet Project sought that contract after a 2017 city audit had faulted the city-run animal control unit for being overly focused on issuing tickets to pet owners.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hours earlier, the head of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association officers’ union, Steadman Stahl, faulted Hill for winding up on the ground while being handcuffed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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