as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd
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Recent Examples of segregate
Arlington remained segregated by race and by rank until 1948, when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Built as a small hotel in 1925 and segregated in its early years, the property sold to Black businessman Walter Bailey in 1945.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Here’s why: Chicago needs an equitable distribution of affordable housing: The city is extremely segregated by race and income, and our affordable housing is highly clustered in South and West Side neighborhoods.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Parents recently accused some large districts of continuing to segregate children with disabilities too much.
—Jackie Mader, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Built as a small hotel in 1925 and segregated in its early years, the property sold to Black businessman Walter Bailey in 1945.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Here’s why: Chicago needs an equitable distribution of affordable housing: The city is extremely segregated by race and income, and our affordable housing is highly clustered in South and West Side neighborhoods.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Parents recently accused some large districts of continuing to segregate children with disabilities too much.
—Jackie Mader, Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
Verb
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Critical flight systems must be isolated from public-facing applications.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Interestingly, research has found that asthmatics tend to have lower levels of IgG. While camel milk is rich in these bioactive compounds, the study didn’t isolate or quantify which specific components were responsible for the observed effects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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What also helps separate their value is that Dobson’s a righty, to complement Hutson’s left-handedness.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Much depends on whether the resin can be separated from other wastes.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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