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as in segregation
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as in sectarianism
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Recent Examples of separatism
Turkey Turkey supported some opposition groups and later began military operations in northern Syria, mainly to curb Kurdish separatism and prevent Kurdish forces from gaining too much power on its border.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The claim was patently false: Within India, Sikh separatism has not been a force since the 1990s.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Canada has said Sikhs have a right to peaceful protest and Trudeau has largely avoided categorical condemnation of Sikh separatism.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
It was also conveyed that India reserves the right to take further steps in response to the Trudeau government's support for extremism, violence and separatism against India.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The claim was patently false: Within India, Sikh separatism has not been a force since the 1990s.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Canada has said Sikhs have a right to peaceful protest and Trudeau has largely avoided categorical condemnation of Sikh separatism.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
It was also conveyed that India reserves the right to take further steps in response to the Trudeau government's support for extremism, violence and separatism against India.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatism
Noun
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They were born and raised in the South during segregation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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The company has identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically inadequate segregation of duties.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
7 Jan. 2025
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Steve Bannon and many MAGA originals consider this apostasy — basically another high-end, rich-guy way to screw the working-class voters behind the Donald Trump movement.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
28 Dec. 2024
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Snuffer is a lawyer who lives in Utah and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2013 for apostasy.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Sep. 2024
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To me, this demonstrates the schism between the classic Republican—which is the Brooks Brothers, free-trade, globalist, Reaganite Republican—and the new Republican, which is populist.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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And how did the family schism widen to the point that Amy is now accusing Clayton and Kathryn of once plotting their father’s murder, in one of multiple lawsuits Amy has been involved in following Carmen’s death?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2025
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With a 53-47 majority in the Senate, Hegseth can afford only three Republican defections for confirmation if all Democrats vote against him.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Such defections are a luxury that Republican leaders can’t afford this year given their narrow majority.—
Andrew Duehren,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The common misconception is that a constant force makes an object move at a constant speed.—
Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fixing misconceptions about hormone therapy could unlock progress in medical education, research funding and even workplace policies.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
23 Jan. 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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When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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