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Recent Examples of doctrinal
Despite any doctrinal differences, Nation of Islam representatives warmly welcomed the visitors as partners.
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Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Purposefully defying rigid doctrinal authority as practiced by the rest of religious America, the Disciples took to publishing their discussions and debates, which often included contesting views, in journals, newspapers, and broadsheets.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
Becciu's decision followed mounting pressure tied to his conviction for embezzlement, further reshaping a race already laden with political, doctrinal and geographical complexity.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Purposefully defying rigid doctrinal authority as practiced by the rest of religious America, the Disciples took to publishing their discussions and debates, which often included contesting views, in journals, newspapers, and broadsheets.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
Becciu's decision followed mounting pressure tied to his conviction for embezzlement, further reshaping a race already laden with political, doctrinal and geographical complexity.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
Adjective
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What began as a philosophical debate escalated into a personal falling out.—
Stephan Lendi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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According to Anna, her mother, Tess, can be dogmatic, and Tess thinks Anna is unmotivated.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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But Chernow’s own book is evidence that Twain earned his grievances, obsessions, and dogmatic opinions.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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Data from polling company Gallup reveals a growing ideological divide between young men and women in Gen Z across the globe.—
Arthur Coelho Bezerra,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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Those results are now drawing scrutiny and caution from both sides of the GOP’s ideological spectrum, posing a difficult balancing act for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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Surreal, beautiful, and then truly shocking, this is a classic conceptual A24 horror, with all the hallucinatory imagery, and head-spinning, hairpin bends that entails.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Solomon bravely represented conceptual artists such as Paik and Gordon Matta-Clark, and artists from the Arte Povera, and the Pattern and Decoration movements.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But to sacrifice Negan to The Dama in theoretical perpetuity?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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And none of us could have imagined that our theoretical models would fit the data so well.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Francis had established the Holy See’s first pontifical commission for the protection of minors early on in his reign.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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