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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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As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Whether or not there was ever actually a schism, the rumor mill was confident and uninformed.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
29 May 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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Allegations of infidelity have followed Attorney General Ken Paxton while on the campaign trail.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Ruth Wilson played Alison Bailey for four seasons on The Affair, Showtime's steamy drama about marital infidelity and its surprisingly deadly consequences for two couples.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 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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Epitaxial growth of SiC on wafers requires temperatures above 2732°F and precise precursor chemistry; even small process deviations can generate micropipe defects that render devices inoperable.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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The application calls for neighborhood development and site development permits for work within the public right of way fronting 1595 Coast Walk, including deviations to allow a new driveway and for two existing guest parking spaces to remain.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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An event organizer says those concerns stem from a major misconception about drag as an art form.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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One of the biggest misconceptions about herbicides is the idea that spraying only affects your own yard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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