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Recent Examples of separatism
The idea pushed by insurgent outfits — that Kashmir should be an independent state or join with Pakistan — has faded as Kashmiris have largely given up the idea of separatism.
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Showkat Nanda Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, China will take all necessary measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly oppose 'Taiwan independence' separatism and external interference.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
His advocacy for racial separatism and self-defense often put him at odds with Martin Luther King Jr., who preached a message of nonviolence and racial integration, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The impact of the financial crash in fueling the separatist crisis indicates the extent to which the crisis was brought about not only by historic nationalist sentiments but also by political developments unrelated to separatism.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Showkat Nanda Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, China will take all necessary measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly oppose 'Taiwan independence' separatism and external interference.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
His advocacy for racial separatism and self-defense often put him at odds with Martin Luther King Jr., who preached a message of nonviolence and racial integration, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The impact of the financial crash in fueling the separatist crisis indicates the extent to which the crisis was brought about not only by historic nationalist sentiments but also by political developments unrelated to separatism.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatism
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Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dismantling of segregation was a profound moral and political victory.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 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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Whether his parents realize the extent of his apostasy isn’t clear.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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The schism that Hazony sounded his alarm about is very far from the present for the Republican Party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Losing Hyperliquid’s billions would erase up to 10% of its revenue overnight, exposing its dependence on interest income and underscoring its vulnerability to client defection.—
Tomer Niv,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Quizzed about a potential defection at the press conference, Payne shutdown the rumors.—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Although the tide is turning (subscription required), there’s still a misconception that the trades are low-paying, dead-end jobs.—
Andrew Schaap,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What’s more in overturning Thompson’s theory, the team also debunked another widespread misconception.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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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 Sep. 2025.
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