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Recent Examples of iconoclasm
And in much the same way Black Gatsby—who released his debut album, House of Gatsby, in 2022—has challenged character archetypes, he’s applied a kind of iconoclasm to his career.
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Alex Ross, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
It’s become a bipartisan slur, available to anyone on the right or the left or in between who wants to show off their iconoclasm.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Over its past decade, no leader of Signal has embodied that iconoclasm as visibly as Meredith Whittaker.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024
Linklater hasn’t always seemed comfortable making studio films — indeed, producer Scott Rudin had to talk him into directing this one — but School of Rock threads the needle beautifully between Linklater’s slacker iconoclasm and immensely satisfying general-audiences entertainment.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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Alex Ross, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
It’s become a bipartisan slur, available to anyone on the right or the left or in between who wants to show off their iconoclasm.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Over its past decade, no leader of Signal has embodied that iconoclasm as visibly as Meredith Whittaker.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024
Linklater hasn’t always seemed comfortable making studio films — indeed, producer Scott Rudin had to talk him into directing this one — but School of Rock threads the needle beautifully between Linklater’s slacker iconoclasm and immensely satisfying general-audiences entertainment.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iconoclasm
Noun
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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
Noun
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This dynamic also highlights the role of the audience in constructing the idea of deviance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Honesty-humility’s impact on physical health is limited, potentially because it is more strongly linked to behaviors with a moral dimension, such as avoiding deviance, rather than physical health habits like exercise or diet.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Steve Bannon and many MAGA originals consider this apostasy — basically another high-end, rich-guy way to screw the working-class voters behind the Donald Trump movement.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
28 Dec. 2024
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Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Sep. 2024
Noun
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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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The law aims to prevent China from collecting substantial amounts of data from the platform's 170 million U.S. users and covertly manipulate the content on TikTok to harm the U.S. by sowing discord and division, federal officials have said.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gallup’s research shows that U.S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia and a rising federal budget deficit.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Iconoclasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconoclasm. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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