secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈse-shən 
1
: withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
2
: formal withdrawal from an organization
Examples of secession in a Sentence
the secession of the Southern states
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Even the hypothetical secession of Texas might fall short of provoking civil war.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Should current patterns continue, expect secession talk from the overwhelmingly Democratic Pacific and Northeast regions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The funeral takes place at St. Paul’s Cathedral; later, a subplot about potential Scottish secession takes the entire production up north.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Wide Awake editors began to push back against the widening secession conspiracy.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Should current patterns continue, expect secession talk from the overwhelmingly Democratic Pacific and Northeast regions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The funeral takes place at St. Paul’s Cathedral; later, a subplot about potential Scottish secession takes the entire production up north.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Wide Awake editors began to push back against the widening secession conspiracy.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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secession
noun
se·ces·sion
si-ˈsesh-ən
: the act of seceding
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