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Recent Examples of separatism
In contrast to other, more mainstream Civil Rights organizations, SNCC leaders began to emphasize Black separatism, which alienated white participants.
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Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Lubchansky’s sophomore graphic novel explores the limits of utopian separatism, the downsides to trying to work against an oppressive system from the inside, and how communities can defend themselves and win.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Tensions remain high between Canada and India over accusations about Indian government agents being involved in the murder of a Canadian activist for Sikh separatism in British Columbia in 2023.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Trehan’s film does not broach the topic of Sikh separatism, but does feature scenes set in the Canadian parliament.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Lubchansky’s sophomore graphic novel explores the limits of utopian separatism, the downsides to trying to work against an oppressive system from the inside, and how communities can defend themselves and win.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Tensions remain high between Canada and India over accusations about Indian government agents being involved in the murder of a Canadian activist for Sikh separatism in British Columbia in 2023.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Trehan’s film does not broach the topic of Sikh separatism, but does feature scenes set in the Canadian parliament.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatism
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On that date, a bus driver called police to complain that two Black girls were sitting near two White girls in violation of segregation laws, according to the Associated Press.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The challengers compared Hawaii’s law, which was enacted a year later, to states that resisted the Supreme Court’s 1954 landmark decision outlawing racial segregation in schools.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
11 Jan. 2026
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Those who showed apostasy rarely got another assignment.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The diehard climate activists have an orthodoxy from which even the slightest deviation is apostasy.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The right’s schisms were on full display during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s annual conference, which took place in Phoenix this past weekend.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a painful schism emerged between them, one that led them to stop speaking to one another for an extended period of time.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Barnes’ defection further thins a group of linebackers that is losing three key contributors from 2025 in Trey Moore, Liona Lefau and Anthony Hill Jr.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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The narrative follows Kim Phúc into adulthood—her education, religious awakening, defection to Canada, and, by taking ownership of the photograph in which she was unwillingly portrayed, her eventual emergence as a humanitarian advocate for child victims of conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Kitchen There's a common misconception that Magic Erasers make good stainless steel appliance cleaners.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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There are still so many misconceptions about these medications among the general public.—
SELF Staff,
SELF,
9 Jan. 2026
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The second major structural change involves one of the hallmarks of SARS-CoV-2 as compared to SARS-CoV-1: initial scission at the S1 furin cleavage site.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
6 May 2022
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Wilson cautions more work is needed to explain how exactly spin results after scission.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2021
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“Separatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separatism. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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