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
The school district segregated its Black students to a four-room elementary school called Mansfield Colored School on West Broad Street.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
From westward expansion through World War II and beyond, Black Americans fought for a nation that segregated them in uniform and excluded them at home.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
As these components segregate over generations, the gene drive becomes less functional, strategy that has been described as a means of developing self-exhausting gene drives that limit geographic distribution.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
For decades, the UIL was segregated, meaning Black high school athletes in Texas played in the Prairie View Interscholastic League.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
From westward expansion through World War II and beyond, Black Americans fought for a nation that segregated them in uniform and excluded them at home.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
As these components segregate over generations, the gene drive becomes less functional, strategy that has been described as a means of developing self-exhausting gene drives that limit geographic distribution.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
For decades, the UIL was segregated, meaning Black high school athletes in Texas played in the Prairie View Interscholastic League.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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Inspectors found that a detainee showing symptoms of TB was not isolated, posing a potential risk to others.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mel is adrift after getting fired from her job as a therapist and isolated from her friend group due to Coop and Sam’s (Olivia Munn) affair.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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The fees would go to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which offers money to separate development projects that create or maintain affordable housing across the city.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The two have largely been on their own since Estrada Juarez separated from Bello’s father nearly 20 years ago.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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