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Recent Examples of apostasy
Under to Iranian law, converting from Islam is considered apostasy and is a crime punishable by death.
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Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 19 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
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
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Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 19 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
Noun
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Trump’s openness to a possible U.S. involvement has led to schisms within the Republican community and beyond, and has notably impacted his allyship with a certain former Fox News host.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Some have suggested the schism could fracture the president’s coalition.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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Johnson can only afford to lose three defections if all members are voting and present.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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Republicans hold a 53-seat majority and can only afford three GOP defections on the bill to still pass it with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Vance.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
27 June 2025
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Trehan’s film does not broach the topic of Sikh separatism, but does feature scenes set in the Canadian parliament.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
5 June 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 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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The post was accompanied by a series of hashtags that included #divorce, #cheating and #infidelity.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Creators shared videos about pregnancy horror stories, infidelity and threats of domestic violence, opening up a conversation about how young people use humor as a coping mechanism to talk about traumatic events.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Even rarefied, specialized brands like Ferrari and Rolls-Royce sell sport-utes these days, a concept that would have seemed like heresy in the year 2000.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 June 2025
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Before Francis, anonymous denunciations and heresy trials were painfully common.—
Austen Ivereigh,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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One reason is that even the most consistent data will – even should – show an occasional deviation.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Given all these natural deviations, a CGM may not be able to tell you anything especially useful about your health.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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However, looking at regulation as anti-innovation or unnecessary interference is a frequent and dangerous misconception.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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One of the biggest misconceptions of frog fishing is that the frog is supposed to represent a frog.—
Kristine Fischer,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2025
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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