balkanized

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Adjective
  • The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was still a pariah state, recognized only by Turkey; Nicosia was still Europe’s last divided capital.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But Burns also doesn’t take the conventional wisdom that the America of today is more divided than at any other point since the Revolution.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At Nashoba Public School, in a rural part of southeast Oklahoma where there’s little else but timber and twisting roads, the roughly 50 kids who make up the elementary and middle grades are taught in split-grade classrooms.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Gill's defense attorney asked instead for a cash bond or split bond, which would allow some of the money paid to be used toward future fines or fees.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Balkanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balkanized. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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