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Recent Examples of separatist
Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent years, much of which Pakistan blames on the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and outlawed Baloch separatist groups.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
When competing legitimacy claims—theocratic in the north, separatist in the south, republican in a shrinking center—override pragmatic accommodation, the unitary state does not endure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Islamabad frequently levies the allegation at its western neighbor as militant violence has surged in Pakistan, accusing Afghanistan of supporting the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and outlawed Baloch separatist groups.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent years, much of which Pakistan blames on the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and outlawed Baloch separatist groups.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
Saudi Arabia accused the UAE of aiding a Yemeni separatist, ramping up tensions between the Gulf powers, which are on opposing sides of multiple conflicts.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
When competing legitimacy claims—theocratic in the north, separatist in the south, republican in a shrinking center—override pragmatic accommodation, the unitary state does not endure.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatist
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And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tribalism along sectarian lines has long been a reality in both Lebanon and Syria, Boulos notes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Then, David is joined by former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to discuss the Trump administration’s overtures to an Albertan secessionist movement, the harm the Trump presidency has done to the American-Canadian alliance, and how Trump is pushing Canada into China’s arms.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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An Iowa Republican lawmaker wants to pursue a study on absorbing counties in Illinois, where a secessionist movement has grown fueled by divisions over the Prairie State's policy direction.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Such was the case this past weekend, when tens of millions of fans keyed in on the denouement of the college basketball season at the expense of lesser spectacles such as spring football and one notoriously schismatic pro golf startup.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which didn't recognize the authority of the Russian church and had been regarded as schismatic, was granted full recognition in 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Orthodoxy's top authority.—
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26 Dec. 2023
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Just as former gang members serve as effective anti-gang advocates, former extremists work with those who either volunteer to leave or have been court-mandated to go through deradicalization.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Kent, a former Green Beret and political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, was confirmed in July on a 52-44 vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separatist. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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