DESEGREGATE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

desegregate

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Definition of desegregate

as in to integrate

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Recent Examples of desegregate Leona Tate said she was escorted as a 6-year-old girl by federal marshals through a white mob trying to prevent her from desegregating a New Orleans elementary school. — Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026 The courts of the era also reshaped criminal law, ordered busing to desegregate schools, redefined the relationship between church and state, and even waded into tax-and-spending issues. — Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Luper led her students in nonviolent demonstrations to desegregate hundreds of establishments across Oklahoma during the 1950s and '60s. — Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 14 Apr. 2026 Neighborhoods have been torched for asserting voting rights or attempting to desegregate schools. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desegregate

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Later in the curriculum, students will learn to ethically and effectively integrate AI into advanced legal research, writing, and clinical practice.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
In future updates, the platform is expected to integrate an advanced commercial version of the model, further improving depth completion, object boundary detection, and spatial structure understanding.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

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