separationist

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  1. separatist
  2. secessionist
  3. extremist
  4. radical
Noun
  • The district elected a Western Canada Concept separatist in a 1982 provincial by-election.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The alleged plot targeting Pannun unfolded at the same time that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another prominent Sikh separatist and friend of Pannun, was gunned down and killed in June 2023 by assassins outside his gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of separatist
Noun
  • There, the war stoked longtime secessionist sentiments, fronted chiefly by the Southern Transitional Council -- a bloc that until 2025 held sway in the south and was backed by the United Arab Emirates.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This week on The Sunday Story, reporter Connor Towne O'Neill takes us inside the movement to split Illinois, and the challenges facing a modern secessionist movement in the land of Lincoln.
    — NPR, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of secessionist
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  • Outraged Jewish groups are now demanding organizers answer for bankrolling violent extremists.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The blueprint included the recruitment of mercenaries and exploiting the grievances of disaffected citizens, from religious fanatics and extremists to soccer fans.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremist
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  • Adding caffeine, which mops up radicals, largely stopped the clumping, pointing to the radicals as the cause.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Fluorine is then released into the water as fluoride ions, while hydroxyl radicals and hydroxide ions help sever carbon-carbon bonds in the remaining molecular chains.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
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