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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
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.
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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
But as a philosophical tradition, pragmatism makes no normative claims about what is worth doing and what is not, what is desirable and what is to be abjured.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
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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
But as a philosophical tradition, pragmatism makes no normative claims about what is worth doing and what is not, what is desirable and what is to be abjured.
—Mark Edmundson, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjure
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The handsome and charismatic Lord Edward Fitzgerald, an Anglican son of a duke, renounced his title and commanded the society’s militia.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Saxon is all about getting off, and Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) is renouncing the materialistic.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Hoerner avoided the tag, which would’ve been the second out of the inning.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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The collection avoids rigid standards by mixing tailored silhouettes with combat trousers and chunky sneakers.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Acknowledging those headwinds, Mulgrew has since withdrawn the UFT’s support for the the plan, which would have provided the city with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual savings.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Greenwood never played for his boyhood club again, despite the charges being dropped in February 2023 when the prosecution’s main witness withdrew her cooperation.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Because flat fee contracts do not account for the work needed in many or even most cases, attorneys attempt to save time and expenses by foregoing important work altogether.—
Nick Schultz,
Oc Register,
29 May 2025
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Puerto Rico, Spain A lot of American travelers are foregoing Barcelona due to overtourism and instead are considering Puerto Rico.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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In her announcement, Dhillon said the department would retract accusations made under the Biden administration that the departments violated either Floyd’s or Taylor’s constitutional rights.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Startling cell phone video shows a first responder on a ladder trying to help victims when the extended top half of the ladder appears to retract as the victim comes tumbling out of the widow.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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At the very least, there’s no denying that Stewart has artistic conviction.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The Boise City Council denied that appeal in April in a 4-1 vote, with Council Member Luci Willits the lone dissenter.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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“Abjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjure. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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