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Recent Examples of apostasy
For some Democrats, Mr. Lieberman’s support of McCain two years later went beyond independence to apostasy.
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Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
For religious Jews, the establishment of a state prior to the arrival of the Messiah was an apostasy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Betrayal, vengeance, invective, and apostasy: these are constants in the turmoil and carnival of American political history.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
In a political party that has evolved into a personality cult, her apostasy resides in her refusal to worship its leader and in her defense of the Constitution.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
For religious Jews, the establishment of a state prior to the arrival of the Messiah was an apostasy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
Betrayal, vengeance, invective, and apostasy: these are constants in the turmoil and carnival of American political history.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
In a political party that has evolved into a personality cult, her apostasy resides in her refusal to worship its leader and in her defense of the Constitution.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apostasy
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To me, this demonstrates the schism between the classic Republican—which is the Brooks Brothers, free-trade, globalist, Reaganite Republican—and the new Republican, which is populist.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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And how did the family schism widen to the point that Amy is now accusing Clayton and Kathryn of once plotting their father’s murder, in one of multiple lawsuits Amy has been involved in following Carmen’s death?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2025
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With a 53-47 majority in the Senate, Hegseth can afford only three Republican defections for confirmation if all Democrats vote against him.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Such defections are a luxury that Republican leaders can’t afford this year given their narrow majority.—
Andrew Duehren,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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On September 18, 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that the Indian government had killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia over his useless push for Sikh separatism.—
Daniel Block,
The Atlantic,
30 Nov. 2024
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Some Black critics, including W. E. B. Du Bois, denounced his Black separatist views and his relationship with the Ku Klux Klan, who shared Garvey's goal of racial separatism.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
4 Jan. 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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On a broader scale, the widespread prevalence of financial infidelity also reflects gaps in financial literacy and communication, underscoring the need for better education and resources to address these issues.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The play follows Moorish commanding warrior general Othello as he is manipulated by his ambitious lieutenant, Iago, into suspecting his wife, Desdemona, of infidelity.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Following the recent unreliability and rumors of heresy, the remaining Hierarchs replaced the Sangheili with the Jiralhanae as their military leaders.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2024
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That prompted the Vatican earlier this week to issue a statement stressing that the blessings don’t constitute heresy and there were no doctrinal grounds to reject the practice.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2024
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What Happens Now The Houthis may resume targeting international vessels if there are any deviations from the ceasefire.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Amanda Luberto,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The common misconception is that a constant force makes an object move at a constant speed.—
Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fixing misconceptions about hormone therapy could unlock progress in medical education, research funding and even workplace policies.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Apostasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apostasy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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