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Recent Examples of apostasy
The diehard climate activists have an orthodoxy from which even the slightest deviation is apostasy.
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Whether his parents realize the extent of his apostasy isn’t clear.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Whether his parents realize the extent of his apostasy isn’t clear.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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But the Nexstar-Tegna deal has also created a schism in conservative media, with Newsmax and One America News Network lobbying hard against the deal.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The schism surfaced in interviews the Union-Tribune did with nearly 30 veterans representing the Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force, men and women whose ages ranged from the early 30s to early 80s.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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As the 2026 tourney gets underway, the networks in the TNT Sports portfolio now reach a little under 60 million homes, and with an annual defection rate that’s been holding steady at 8%, CBS’ cable partners will likely land on the wrong side of 50 million subs by the end of 2027.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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In a sporting sense, the timing of this defection was significant.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 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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With whom, by whom, and thanks to whom is of no significance to him whatsoever, so it can hardly be considered infidelity.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fans were outraged when rumors of infidelity on the Irish actor’s part began to circulate.—
Fleurine Tideman,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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Any challenge to gun rights was immediate heresy, disqualifying in any measure.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 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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Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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In what amounted to something of a deviation from the standard CBS/TNTS presentation, no ad sales execs participated in the call.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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One misconception during this whale drought is that the Heat struck out repeatedly.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The whole movie could be seen as an attempt to push back against some common historical misconceptions.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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