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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
The diehard climate activists have an orthodoxy from which even the slightest deviation is apostasy.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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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
The diehard climate activists have an orthodoxy from which even the slightest deviation is apostasy.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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The group, formed in 1970 to oppose Vatican II modernizations, has quietly become a parallel church operating globally with 733 priests, 264 seminarians and 50 nationalities despite decades of schism.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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At a time when the regime is desperate to project a united front against the US and Israel, discontent over who can do what online is creating a very public schism across a swathe of Iranian society.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The loss of the UAE is the single biggest defection in OPEC’s history.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Part of a wave of dissident departures, Carvajal’s defection was akin to a dam breaking, then-US Senator Marco Rubio said at the time.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 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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Lance Taylor was enamored with the separatism of the Black Panthers.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 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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During her weekslong trial, friends of Richinses described how the couple had moments of material strife and struggled with infidelity.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Three years after leaving, Fulmer broke his silence on the infidelity scandal that torpedoed his career in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
12 May 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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But at least one image has to remain in place lest FIFA commit heresy.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Medical research has historically treated the female body as a deviation from a male baseline, leaving critical gaps in understanding that have real-world consequences.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The only deviations from the hue can be found on the steel screws on the bezel, the titanium caseback and crown chip, and the white accents on the dial.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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But the treatment comes with misconceptions and a stigma, following its connection to Matthew Perry's sudden death in 2023.—
Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The misconception that managers don’t matter seems to come from a mistrust of anything mercurial.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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