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Recent Examples of apostasy
This triggers a slippery slope toward apostasy — that is, de-prioritizing mindedness toward church vetted preoccupations.
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Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 16 Feb. 2026
Those who showed apostasy rarely got another assignment.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
According to a Pew Research Center Poll in 2013, 88 percent of Egyptian Muslims and 62 percent of Pakistani Muslims support the death penalty for apostasy.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2016
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Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 16 Feb. 2026
Those who showed apostasy rarely got another assignment.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
According to a Pew Research Center Poll in 2013, 88 percent of Egyptian Muslims and 62 percent of Pakistani Muslims support the death penalty for apostasy.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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Some of 2026’s primaries are showing a new schism — and the results should be ringing alarm bells across the network.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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The schism mirrors a similar one running through Silicon Valley.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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In replacing Bowman as GM during the 1986-87 season, Meehan oversaw numerous franchise-changing moves, including Mogilny’s defection from the Soviet Union in 1989.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Last year, Alexander Isak’s eventual defection following a summer-long saga proved disastrous, hampering Newcastle’s own business, which had already been affected by Paul Mitchell’s departure as sporting director in May and by being pipped to their top targets.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Opinion polls indicate that separatism in Alberta lacks broad appeal, however.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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These tactical innovations have been reinforced by deliberate efforts at broadening the support base for Baloch separatism.—
Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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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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The woman and Cooper were both arrested two weeks ago when an altercation began at Cooper's residence over allegations of infidelity.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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That factored into her willingness to give her husband a second chance after his infidelity.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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While Ono faced the public just days after being named UF’s preferred candidate, Bell has spent more than two weeks under the microscope as conservative activists, bloggers and political operatives sifted through his decade-long record in Alabama searching for evidence of ideological heresy.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was executed by burning at the stake.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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In 2023 a collaboration of radio astronomers reported tiny deviations in the timing of these flashes from dozens of pulsars in the Milky Way.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
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There’s a bit of a misconception about what method is.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Her findings challenge a common misconception that the brain loses its ability to adapt in later life.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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