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as in dissident
deviating from commonly accepted beliefs or practices
a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus
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as in unconventional
not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules
her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers
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Recent Examples of heterodox
The conversation around aging used to be more heterodox and more demanding.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Such efforts must celebrate viewpoint diversity and heterodox ideas and not merely be a cudgel for forcing ideological conformity.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Kremlin collaborated with ideologically heterodox leaders such as Indira Gandhi in India, Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt, and Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
Iran’s soft power stems in part from the long history of Sunni Arab domination over regional minorities, whether these have been Shiite, Christian, heterodox, or Kurdish.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2021
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Such efforts must celebrate viewpoint diversity and heterodox ideas and not merely be a cudgel for forcing ideological conformity.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The Kremlin collaborated with ideologically heterodox leaders such as Indira Gandhi in India, Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt, and Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran.
—Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024
Iran’s soft power stems in part from the long history of Sunni Arab domination over regional minorities, whether these have been Shiite, Christian, heterodox, or Kurdish.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2021
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The capacity of civil society to serve as a place where dissident voices can speak out is fundamental to democratic freedom.Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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As a young adult, Mr. Kara-Murza remained active in both journalism and politics in Russia, working alongside Mr. Nemtsov and producing a documentary series about the Soviet dissident movement.Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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There, unconventional thinkers took advantage of a collapsing market.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Break Routine: Explore unconventional locations to make the experience more memorable.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Al-Assad was part of the Alawite community, a group seen as heretical by some opposition fighters.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot Single-family zoning is practically gospel in America, but a number of officials across the country are starting to make seemingly heretical moves. Sept. 2019 56.The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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Service, from formal volunteering to informal small acts of kindness, is about helping each other.Vivek H. Murthy, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brown also believes fully repairing everything that was broken at Halas Hall this season will take substantial time, which is his informal request to be given a little more time to continue his troubleshooting efforts.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Heterodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heterodox. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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