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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separationists
Noun
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Analysts sympathetic to Riyadh say Saudi policy is to defend state sovereignty and regional order, accusing Abu Dhabi of empowering secessionists to maintain influence in failing states.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Father Ed and Bishop Rob Hirschfeld aren’t political radicals.—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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She was abducted from UC Berkeley by a small cadre of Bay Area militant radicals, who demanded her family pay to feed the poor en masse.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That was Sokolowski’s introduction to a network of sadistic online extremists.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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More than 150 Christians were abducted from three churches in another part of Kaduna in January before being released this week while at least 160 people, mostly Muslims, were killed by Islamic extremists in Kwara state for refusing to be indoctrinated.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Separationists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationists. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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