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Recent Examples of crucify
Armie Hammer is comparing his exile from Hollywood to being crucified.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins.
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Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crucify
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins.
—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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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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Trump has aggressively pushed for lower interest rates, repeatedly berating former Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not decreasing borrowing costs to the president’s liking.
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The president was berating the four people that voted for the War Powers Act.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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Soon though, Shawna noticed some of Zaayer's strange behaviors — including scolding her grandson, getting upset over cleaning habits and allegedly showing them racist videos.
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Justice Barrett actually sounded kind of sharp, almost scolding, in the opinion in her criticism of the assertions made by the plaintiffs and some of the justices in the minority.
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There's still guys that will just excoriate me up there.
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Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday.
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One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
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There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
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The end came with England on 50-0, with Stokes flaying Foulkes to Mitchell at mid-on.
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Dwight grabbed my arm, wrenching my hand out of my pocket, flaying it like a fish, pulling me along.
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If these rotations fail to get results, will Spo take the blame or will fans forget his history and fault the player who is underperforming?
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The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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