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Recent Examples of excommunication
The Vatican said Viganò had been told of the excommunication and that only the Holy See could lift the sanction.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
To demean Kennedy’s candidacy and exclude his views with a barrage of hostile name-calling and unfounded accusations — with implications of familial excommunication — is an insult to the electorate.
—David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Conviction could lead to Viganò’s defrocking and excommunication.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 5 July 2024
But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
To demean Kennedy’s candidacy and exclude his views with a barrage of hostile name-calling and unfounded accusations — with implications of familial excommunication — is an insult to the electorate.
—David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
Conviction could lead to Viganò’s defrocking and excommunication.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excommunication
Noun
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Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation from the international community.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
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The posts quickly drew condemnation from many users on Truth Social and Instagram, even from people who identified themselves as Republicans.—
Ben Goggin,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a 224 to 198 vote, the House approved a censure resolution against Green, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in favor of the move.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the end, however, Johnson decided to go with Newhouse’s censure resolution.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their desire for freedom was at the same time a denunciation of serfdom.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The denunciation of companies buying back stock has even worked itself into tax policy, as there is now a 1% excise tax applied to the value of stock repurchased by a corporation.—
Richard Mansouri,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Even as the Mayor tried to rush home from the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, her silence to questions from a reporter who was on her flight only added to her damnation.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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However benign or malicious — whatever its life or death, possible eternal salvation or never-ending damnation — this spirit seizes your attention from the get-go because everything in this twisty, technically virtuosic, surprisingly moving chiller is shot from its point of view.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Excommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excommunication. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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