DESEGREGATE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

desegregate

verb

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as in to integrate

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Recent Examples of desegregate Opened in 1912, it is believed to be the first major New York City theater to desegregate, just a year after its opening. —

Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Judge Potter was a neighbor who ruled to desegregate school busing in the 1970s. —

Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026 Hundreds joined their peaceful resistance, compelling Woolworth to desegregate its lunch counter after six months of protest. —

Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Operation Breadbasket In the 1960s, the SCLC launched Operation Breadbasket, a campaign to desegregate jobs and increase employment opportunities for Black Americans. —

Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desegregate

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integrate

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Either way, Czernowin forges a logic that integrates disparate, unpredictable events.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Those tests collected data that are being integrated into the SkyFall mission team's design specifications, according to the same statement.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 May 2026