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Recent Examples of apostasy
Sharia, or Islamic religious law, as interpreted by the government considers conversion from Islam apostasy, a crime punishable by death, according to the U.S. State Department.
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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
This is the apostasy of the age, refusing to give these spiritually lost characters their proper complexity.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
Throughout its engagement with the OIC, the special envoy has prioritized the protection of human rights, routinely championing the equal rights of religious minorities and opposing laws that criminalize blasphemy and apostasy.
—Arsalan Suleman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2017
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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
This is the apostasy of the age, refusing to give these spiritually lost characters their proper complexity.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 May 2024
Throughout its engagement with the OIC, the special envoy has prioritized the protection of human rights, routinely championing the equal rights of religious minorities and opposing laws that criminalize blasphemy and apostasy.
—Arsalan Suleman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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The right’s schisms were on full display during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s annual conference, which took place in Phoenix this past weekend.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a painful schism emerged between them, one that led them to stop speaking to one another for an extended period of time.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Platforms with poor privacy track records face user defection and public backlash, while those that prioritize data security can turn trust into a competitive advantage.—
Raj Ananthanpillai,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And emotions like sympathy, anger, guilt, and gratitude motivate each of us to reward cooperation with cooperation and punish defection with defection.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2026
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The stance aligns with China’s own sensitivities over sovereignty and separatism.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Finding common ground In the 20th century, Black and white nationalists were able to find common ground on the topic of racial separatism.—
George Michael,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 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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Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2021
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One of the more memorable moments between the two was the reveal of Cooke's infidelity during the premiere of season 3, which aired in March 2019.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kristy alleged infidelity as the reason for the pair’s split, per court records previously obtained by PEOPLE.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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When something is so embedded in our routines, even a small shift can feel like heresy.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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To purists who fantasize about the fullest possible immersion in the original text, creative adaptation of this sort sounds like heresy.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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With each deviation, signals are repeated and the idea of a national immunization standard becomes increasingly incoherent.—
Richard Hughes IV,
STAT,
12 Jan. 2026
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The system draws on data from devices like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring to establish a personal baseline, then looks for subtle deviations linked to early dementia research.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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What misconceptions do people still have about bullying?—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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Turner also addressed a common misconception about championship merchandise.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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