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as in segregation
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as in sectarianism
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Recent Examples of separatism
Some Black critics, including W. E. B. Du Bois, denounced his Black separatist views and his relationship with the Ku Klux Klan, who shared Garvey's goal of racial separatism.
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Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Their son Ben, one of the four pastors—two men, two women—who succeeded them, described the church’s strategy as invasive separatism.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Once shunned at the G20 summit in 2014 after his annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine and his stoking of separatism in Ukraine’s Donbas region, Putin was the man to speak to a year later.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Their son Ben, one of the four pastors—two men, two women—who succeeded them, described the church’s strategy as invasive separatism.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Once shunned at the G20 summit in 2014 after his annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine and his stoking of separatism in Ukraine’s Donbas region, Putin was the man to speak to a year later.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separatism
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While there are still state and federal laws that outlaw segregation and discrimination that companies need to comply with, legal experts say this change to contracts across the federal government is significant.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Hills Bancorporation identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically in the areas of period-end financial reporting and segregation of duties, which are being addressed by management.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
14 Mar. 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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Sharia, or Islamic religious law, as interpreted by the government considers conversion from Islam apostasy, a crime punishable by death, according to the U.S. State Department.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Much of the series’ pathos hinges on the growing schism between mother and son as Kanan begins to understand the horrors of Raq’s machinations and deceit (including tricking him into assassinating his biological father), leading him to try to go into business for himself.—
Robyn Bahr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their hometown is, rather, an alternate universe where Lear’s vision of American progress prevails—where people talk things out, jokes repair societal schisms, love wins, and bigots face consequences.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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The 217-213 vote saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the measure – or trigger a spending showdown with Trump and risk a potential shutdown.—
Tricia Escobedo,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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House Republicans suffered just one defection on Tuesday despite very, very public complaints from GOP lawmakers about the package being pushed forward.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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To avoid further misconceptions, the ownership group decided to remove any references to Elvis the man—including the plaster bust.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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One major misconception held by many Americans is that the Education Department oversees school curriculums and learning, which are instead overseen by states and local school districts.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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