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as in to renounce
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion
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as in to avoid
to resist the temptation of
a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world
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Recent Examples of abjure
The Abrahamic faiths conceive of God as an omniscient creator and generally abjure gambling as a result; one of the first laws passed by the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony banned the possession of cards, dice, or gaming tables.
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Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
Elite progressive educational institutions were unlikely to experience a radical moral epiphany the moment the Supreme Court made its ruling, and abjure their discriminatory impulses and racial fixations.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2023
This scenario—the Russian nationalist who abjures the war—is Ukraine’s quickest path to some sort of victory.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023
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Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
In the end, de Hales agreed to abjure the realm, which meant walking, barefoot, to the port of Chester, a hundred and thirty miles away, holding a wooden cross and wearing sackcloth, and taking a ship across the Irish Sea, never to return.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
Elite progressive educational institutions were unlikely to experience a radical moral epiphany the moment the Supreme Court made its ruling, and abjure their discriminatory impulses and racial fixations.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Aug. 2023
This scenario—the Russian nationalist who abjures the war—is Ukraine’s quickest path to some sort of victory.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjure
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Crucially, the tax law defines the expatriation date for various classes of cases, such as those who renounce U.S. citizenship, or give up long term residency.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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In this entertaining sequel, Lois learns Clark's identity, prompting him to renounce his Kryptonian superpowers — a process that, as his late mom (Susannah York) repeatedly tells him, is irreversible.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In his exit memo, Bennett urged the commission to avoid micromanaging the negotiation process and instead focus on big-picture policy, public engagement and trust-building.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Topline Half of the roughly 4,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles last month amid immigration raid protests will be withdrawn, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, calling off the soldiers weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unsuccessfully tried to block their deployment.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Stanley said crews were initially able to fight the fire near a chlorine leak at a water treatment facility, but eventually had to withdraw due to safety concerns for pilots who could breathe toxic fumes.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Countries that leave their mineral wealth in the ground, buried by regulation and red tape, may forego the opportunity to become energy superpowers.—
Wal van Lierop,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But instead of foregoing it, her husband went ahead and booked the elaborate vacation with the kids ... without her.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 May 2025
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The doors also retract to create a sense of indoor/outdoor living.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Louisville Metro Police officials retracted a statement made July 14 about the cause of an evacuation of the Kentucky Exposition Center, where officers were dispatched July 13 on multiple reports of an active shooter.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 July 2025
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Yet for decades, tens of thousands of children in Hasidic yeshivas have been systematically denied access to that promise.—
Adina Mermelstein Konikoff,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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When Nguyen refused the search and denied the allegation, one deputy allegedly called him a liar and threatened to arrest him.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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