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Recent Examples of separatism
Under Erdogan, Turkey has long supported different Islamist factions to further its strategic interests, especially the goal of countering Kurdish separatism on its southeastern periphery.
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Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In contrast to other, more mainstream Civil Rights organizations, SNCC leaders began to emphasize Black separatism, which alienated white participants.
—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
In Xinjiang, fears of separatism have been used to justify turning the entire region into a dystopian high-tech prison.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In contrast to other, more mainstream Civil Rights organizations, SNCC leaders began to emphasize Black separatism, which alienated white participants.
—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
In Xinjiang, fears of separatism have been used to justify turning the entire region into a dystopian high-tech prison.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatism
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Crucially, staff receive thorough training on proper waste segregation, ensuring items go into the correct bin.—
Srinidhi Polkampally,
STAT,
8 Apr. 2026
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Black service helped justify the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, but Reconstruction saw Black men disenfranchised and subjected to Jim Crow segregation.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dara Shikoh was accused of apostasy from Islam and tried under religious authority.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
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But over the past decade or so, major schisms have emerged.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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The outcome gives House Republicans — who had a 217 to 214 majority leading up to Fuller's victory — another seat as any one defection has threatened to derail their legislative agenda in recent months.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The defection brings Carney’s Liberals to 171 seats, just one short of the 172-seat majority needed to pass any bill without opposition support.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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There’s a common misconception that entropy, at a fundamental level, is synonymous with the concept of disorder.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Assessments should determine student’s learning in real time, and the results should be used to guide future instruction and develop realistic plans to address misconceptions and errors.—
Opinion Staff,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 2026.
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