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Recent Examples of separatist
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2025
In these petitions, separatists provided numerous reasons why Maine should break off from Massachusetts.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Yet, in declining to comment on the future of Crimea, a region of Ukraine that Russian separatists seized in 2014 prior to the start of the current war, Rutte noted that the Soviet Union had annexed three Baltic states during World War II until its collapse in 1991.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The long-simmering conflict in Kashmir, India, blew up on Tuesday, when Islamic Kashmir separatists killed 26 tourists and injured over a dozen others.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
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The long-simmering conflict in Kashmir, India, blew up last week, when Islamic Kashmir separatists killed 26 tourists and injured over a dozen others.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2025
In these petitions, separatists provided numerous reasons why Maine should break off from Massachusetts.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Yet, in declining to comment on the future of Crimea, a region of Ukraine that Russian separatists seized in 2014 prior to the start of the current war, Rutte noted that the Soviet Union had annexed three Baltic states during World War II until its collapse in 1991.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The long-simmering conflict in Kashmir, India, blew up on Tuesday, when Islamic Kashmir separatists killed 26 tourists and injured over a dozen others.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatist
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But if sectarian pogroms continue on his watch, those assurances will start to look hollow.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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The Syrian economy is shattered, much of the country lies in ruins, and recent sectarian violence has reignited fears of instability.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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But some analysts fear that recognizing Somaliland could disrupt the region, strengthen groups like Al Shabab and upset close U.S. allies like Egypt, Turkey and the African Union, who fear the move would set a precedent for secessionist movements across Africa.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the short term, that means the West must punish secessionists.—
Ismet Fatih Cancar,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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 potential members of a schismatic Catholic sect are located in areas of the world such as the United States, where the church has significant financial resources and assets, plus a wide array of independent Catholic institutions that operate largely outside the hierarchy of the church.—
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
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“Separatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separatist. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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