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Recent Examples of balkanized
His work deepened and developed under the responsiveness of the academy and a larger and not-yet-balkanized reading public.
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Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balkanized
Adjective
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What makes this push even more troubling is that the current maps were not the product of an independent commission or a divided government.—
Dan Daley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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What makes this push even more troubling is that the current maps were not the product of an independent commission or a divided government.—
Dan Daley,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Following a 3-2 walk-off loss in Game 1 of Thursday’s split doubleheader, the Giants were swept by the Philadelphia Phillies as Alec Bohm hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to give San Francisco a 10-inning 6-5 walk-off loss in Game 2 of the doubleheader.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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After that split vote however, the board voted unanimously 7-0 to extend an offer of employment to Brookins.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Balkanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balkanized. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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