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Recent Examples of apostasy
Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.
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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
The field has spent their resources mainly to bring Braun down a peg and promote their candidacies, in particular seizing upon comments Braun made in 2020 following the police murder of George Floyd in which the senator appeared supportive of Black Lives Matter, a conservative apostasy.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 6 May 2024
For some Democrats, Mr. Lieberman’s support of McCain two years later went beyond independence to apostasy.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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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
The field has spent their resources mainly to bring Braun down a peg and promote their candidacies, in particular seizing upon comments Braun made in 2020 following the police murder of George Floyd in which the senator appeared supportive of Black Lives Matter, a conservative apostasy.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 6 May 2024
For some Democrats, Mr. Lieberman’s support of McCain two years later went beyond independence to apostasy.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
Noun
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The gap between swimsuit and swim shorts may not strike many as a meaningful sartorial schism.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
16 May 2025
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In Nixon in China, the aggrieved president is heartfelt about healing a global schism.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Pride parades hit by defections San Francisco Pride, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ parades, lost sponsorships from Comcast and alcoholic beverage companies Anheuser-Busch and Diageo. PepsiCo, Nissan and Citi are not returning to sponsor NYC Pride this year.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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In fact, Donald became Europe's captain after Henrik Stenson was removed from his role by the European Tour following his defection to LIV.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The idea pushed by insurgent outfits — that Kashmir should be an independent state or join with Pakistan — has faded as Kashmiris have largely given up the idea of separatism.—
Showkat Nanda Atul Loke,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The impact of the financial crash in fueling the separatist crisis indicates the extent to which the crisis was brought about not only by historic nationalist sentiments but also by political developments unrelated to separatism.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2023
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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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Season 2 finds the couple becoming the talk of the town after a cast trip to Vanderpump Villa leaves Demi facing accusations of infidelity.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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This case is about love, jealousy, infidelity and money.—
Jenna Sundel
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The administration can send senior officials abroad to soothe nerves, walk back the heresies, and reassure everyone that the hegemon is not, in fact, planning to take its marbles and go home.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2017
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Read more New, hybrid Porsche 911 is a reason to celebrate, not scream Change this, not that: 2024 Porsche Cayenne review The 2025 Porsche Panamera is efficient, expensive and luxurious Brand loyalists called it heresy.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Ramona Community Planning Group on May 1 unanimously approved a minor deviation that allows changes to Spirit of Joy’s original major use permit for their church project at the site, which fell through in 2021.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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As episode three picks up in the aftermath, this expansion of Dina’s role begins to quietly reshape the story, positioning the character as a crucial anchor for Ellie’s journey moving forward and hinting at more deviations to come.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of the biggest misconceptions in business is that confidence has to be loud to be credible.—
Rhea Karo,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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There are now many misconceptions about what nihilism even means – even to those who might identify as a nihilist, Berry said.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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