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also heretic
as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
the belief that women should be allowed to have careers outside the home was once considered heretical
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Recent Examples of heretical
In education, the time has come for both managerial and heretical leaders.
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Puerto Rico and its flag, often used as a heretical emblem and a canvas for the brand’s designs, were deeply influenced by Maldonado’s early exposure to the culture.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
People are angry’: Fear and chaos grip San Diego’s 47,000-strong federal workforce
Historic or heretical?
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Join this tactical, practical, and heretical discussion between Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal and leading advocate for secure communication, and author, professor, host of the Remarkable People podcast, and Chief Evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Puerto Rico and its flag, often used as a heretical emblem and a canvas for the brand’s designs, were deeply influenced by Maldonado’s early exposure to the culture.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
People are angry’: Fear and chaos grip San Diego’s 47,000-strong federal workforce
Historic or heretical?
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Join this tactical, practical, and heretical discussion between Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal and leading advocate for secure communication, and author, professor, host of the Remarkable People podcast, and Chief Evangelist of Canva Guy Kawasaki.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heretical
Adjective
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Today, the primary Kurdish dissident groups in Iran are the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, which has splintered into several factions in recent years.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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He was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European parliament and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by former Czech president and dissident Václav Havel.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In the dissenting view, the star collapses to the edge of the event horizon and then hovers there, or rebounds and explodes.—
Corey S. Powell,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2015
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The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 June 2022
Adjective
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Often unconventional, like their Vantablack dials, Moser brings something fresh to the Canadian market, and its new POP collection amplifies this creative edge even further.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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President Donald Trump has long flexed the power of the White House to insert himself into unconventional areas ‒ from the type of sugar in Coca-Cola to renaming the Gulf of Mexico.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, though, I’m just not convinced this movie’s out-there ending leaves viewers with much to chew on.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Guests did not shy from donning some of the designer’s more out-there creations.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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“Heretical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heretical. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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