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Recent Examples of excommunication
The ruling from Circuit Court Judge Lisa Walsh comes after a nearly three-year-long dispute that has led to dueling lawsuits, allegations of fraud and the excommunication of longtime parish leaders.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Cardinal electors must sign an oath of secrecy and seclusion, under threat of excommunication.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 6 May 2025
In 1591, Pope Gregory XIV forbade all betting on the election of the pope, under penalty of excommunication.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 22 Apr. 2025
And the leadership at Egypt’s al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni seminary and academic institution, repudiated the dominant Saudi discourse on sectarianism—the excommunication of Shiites—and strongly defended Shiism as a mainstream Muslim denomination.
—Payam Mohseni, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2017
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Cardinal electors must sign an oath of secrecy and seclusion, under threat of excommunication.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 6 May 2025
In 1591, Pope Gregory XIV forbade all betting on the election of the pope, under penalty of excommunication.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 22 Apr. 2025
And the leadership at Egypt’s al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni seminary and academic institution, repudiated the dominant Saudi discourse on sectarianism—the excommunication of Shiites—and strongly defended Shiism as a mainstream Muslim denomination.
—Payam Mohseni, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunication
Noun
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Multiple investigations found that IRS officials used political keywords to flag right-leaning groups, sparking national outrage and condemnation.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, when a missile and drone strike on Saudi oil facilities – widely blamed on Iran – knocked out half the kingdom’s oil output and sent crude prices skyrocketing, his administration responded with only muted condemnation.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Walsh is seeking both a public censure and the judge’s removal from the bench.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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The censure resolution stated that McIver is alleged to have slammed her forearm into the body of an HSI officer, in addition to forcibly grabbing the officer.—
Jenna Sundel
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Public denunciations grow Rokita's request comes as several grassroots efforts grow to publicly shame and punish Kirk’s detractors.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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Their opposition turned to bitter denunciation last week after state government was exempted from its impact.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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By the nineteen-nineties, what had formerly been private damnation was becoming public spectacle.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Theology and damnation and the light of the world barely stand a chance against a good four-minute visit to camp.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Excommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunication. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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