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Recent Examples of desegregate
This was all in an effort to also desegregate people with I/DD, who want to live and work in the world like everyone else.
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Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Jefferson County Public Schools first implemented forced busing under a court order to desegregate schools, which also required the previously separate Louisville and Jefferson County systems to merge.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
During the Civil Rights movement, the public sector was quicker to desegregate its workforce and offer equal employment opportunities than the private sector.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But the elementary school has its own history of taking ambitious steps, choosing in 1944 to voluntarily desegregate.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Jefferson County Public Schools first implemented forced busing under a court order to desegregate schools, which also required the previously separate Louisville and Jefferson County systems to merge.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
During the Civil Rights movement, the public sector was quicker to desegregate its workforce and offer equal employment opportunities than the private sector.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But the elementary school has its own history of taking ambitious steps, choosing in 1944 to voluntarily desegregate.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregate
integrate
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Some platforms even integrate with banking apps to categorize wedding spending automatically.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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In service with more than 40 allies and partners, AMRAAM is integrated across fourth and fifth-generation aircraft and serves as the primary interceptor for NASAMS, supporting both air-to-air and ground-based air defense.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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