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Six example sentences with anathema, each labelled with its topic.
In Naples, pineapple on pizza is anathema, and a tourist who orders it will be quietly talked out of it.
Cooking
Long planning documents are anathema at the company; anyone who circulates one is told to ship something instead.
Startups
To the modernists who taught her, ornament was anathema, so her first cornice felt like a small betrayal.
Architecture
To the old coach an early three-pointer was anathema, and he benched anyone who took one.
Basketball
For a strict utilitarian, rules that ignore consequences are anathema, however ancient their pedigree.
Philosophy
Autotune is anathema to the folk purists who run the festival, and the rule is printed on every contract.
Music
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