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Recent Examples of apostasy
For some Democrats, Mr. Lieberman’s support of McCain two years later went beyond independence to apostasy.
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Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
For religious Jews, the establishment of a state prior to the arrival of the Messiah was an apostasy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Betrayal, vengeance, invective, and apostasy: these are constants in the turmoil and carnival of American political history.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
In a political party that has evolved into a personality cult, her apostasy resides in her refusal to worship its leader and in her defense of the Constitution.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
For religious Jews, the establishment of a state prior to the arrival of the Messiah was an apostasy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Betrayal, vengeance, invective, and apostasy: these are constants in the turmoil and carnival of American political history.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
In a political party that has evolved into a personality cult, her apostasy resides in her refusal to worship its leader and in her defense of the Constitution.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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The schism takes place just as Nielsen is hoping to prove its reliability after a difficult period.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Western analysts have noted that schisms within the Kremlin's upper echelons are increasingly catching international attention as the grinding war effort in Ukraine drags on.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lawsuits of this nature tend to be ruinously expensive and long-running; the Big East’s litigation over Miami and Boston College’s defections to the ACC was settled nearly two full years after the fact.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Republicans can afford just three defections with their 53-47 majority.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Jan. 2025
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On September 18, 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that the Indian government had killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia over his useless push for Sikh separatism.—
Daniel Block,
The Atlantic,
30 Nov. 2024
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Some Black critics, including W. E. B. Du Bois, denounced his Black separatist views and his relationship with the Ku Klux Klan, who shared Garvey's goal of racial separatism.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
4 Jan. 2025
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The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
6 May 2022
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When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2021
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The story follows two neighbors, played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, who form a deep, unspoken connection after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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On top of that, Hegseth had to pay for his two divorces, at least in part due to his own infidelity.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ambrose’s writings on scripture and heresy, as well as his hymns, had a profound influence on Western Christian theology; since his death, he has been venerated as a saint.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some critics deemed the set an act of heresy, an affront to folk music propriety.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Jan. 2025
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Five-Year Trend: February 4 has trended warmer in recent years, with the most extreme deviation occurring in 2020 when the temperature reached 57°F, 18.9°F above the historical norm.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Feb. 2025
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While virtually everyone recognizes the environmental and social benefits of thrifting, certain barriers and misconceptions prevail, hindering the industry’s global adoption.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is a common misconception, but no, most people will not want to wear more than one pair of socks while hiking.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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