defections

noun

plural of defection
1
as in apostasies

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as in desertions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defections
  1. schisms
  2. desertions
  3. infidelities
  4. misconceptions
  5. deviations
  6. fallacies
  7. errors
Noun
  • As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of schisms
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  • Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov, the defense minister, said in January.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Furthermore, the Ukrainian army is short-handed, facing around 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by around 2 million people, Fedorov said in January.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of desertions
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  • To maximize their chances to claim the Senate, Democrats want to keep Maine in play, and there’s no indication yet that stories about Platner’s infidelities or his tattoo of a Nazi image are destroying his candidacy.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
  • Around that time is when Epstein learned about Gates' infidelities.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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  • Our new middle grade novel, Roxie in Color, helps dispel some of the misconceptions about people who are blind by offering an authentic portrayal of what life is like for a 12-year-old girl with blind parents.
    — Diane Debrovner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Attorney Al Watkins, who represented the McCloskeys during the early stages of the controversy, said one of the biggest misconceptions about the case is what triggered the confrontation in the first place.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of misconceptions
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  • In the book, the Senator is a man — Paul Thurman — but Yost previously confirmed that the show makes significant deviations from the source material.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The Air units appear in an even darker black than the Fragment edition, and the only deviations in color arrive in the form of white branding on the insole and within the negative space created by the Air outsole.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Definition of deviations
Noun
  • Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of fallacies
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  • The measurements auto-populate the quote, eliminating the transcription errors and ruler mistakes that have plagued the industry for decades.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Without an operator, the consequences of errors are much greater.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
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