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Recent Examples of iconoclasm
While Catholics invested in a rich visual tradition that represented God as an old man, the prophet Mohammed resolutely carried iconoclasm forward, focusing exclusively on the word.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Jewish iconoclasm is supported by another facet of Hebraic history: God is said to have spoken directly to the Jews in their own language.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
And in much the same way Black Gatsby—who released his debut album, House of Gatsby, in 2022—has challenged character archetypes, he’s applied a kind of iconoclasm to his career.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
It’s become a bipartisan slur, available to anyone on the right or the left or in between who wants to show off their iconoclasm.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Jewish iconoclasm is supported by another facet of Hebraic history: God is said to have spoken directly to the Jews in their own language.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
And in much the same way Black Gatsby—who released his debut album, House of Gatsby, in 2022—has challenged character archetypes, he’s applied a kind of iconoclasm to his career.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
It’s become a bipartisan slur, available to anyone on the right or the left or in between who wants to show off their iconoclasm.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See all Example Sentences for iconoclasm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iconoclasm
Noun
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Any deviation, good or bad, is likely to play out on the margins.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The intervention and reasoning — that a powerful defendant could be too occupied with official duties to face accountability for alleged crimes — marked an extraordinary deviation from long-standing Justice Department norms, which typically afford independence to federal prosecutors.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride, who also stars, The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Righteous Gemstones follows an infamous televangelist family with a history of charitable contributions coupled with deviance and greed.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Sep. 2024
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This is the apostasy of the age, refusing to give these spiritually lost characters their proper complexity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
8 May 2024
Noun
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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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Problem is, Downhill largely echoes Östlund’s superior version, and there’s only so much Ferrell can do to add new twists to that resonant tale of marital discord and imperiled masculinity. 21.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Her friendship with Schoenberg lasted five decades and was remarkably free of discord.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Iconoclasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclasm. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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