as in to integrate
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Recent Examples of desegregate
You were being escorted by U.S. Marshals into a school that was newly desegregated.
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NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Once settled in, gather with others at Michele’s by chef Matt Baker, rooftop bar Wild Days, and speakeasy Allegory, which features a mural by local artist Erik Thor Sandberg depicting the young Ruby Bridges—one of the first Black children to desegregate a Southern school in the 1960s.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order, as was Harry Truman's directive to desegregate the military.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Once settled in, gather with others at Michele’s by chef Matt Baker, rooftop bar Wild Days, and speakeasy Allegory, which features a mural by local artist Erik Thor Sandberg depicting the young Ruby Bridges—one of the first Black children to desegregate a Southern school in the 1960s.
—Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order, as was Harry Truman's directive to desegregate the military.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desegregate
integrate
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As more sensors enter the mix, there is a growing need for an open architecture that allows new sensors to be quickly integrated into the detection network.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Kinshasa, meanwhile, would have to facilitate the M23’s transition to a legitimate political party and help its combatants integrate into the Congolese army or demobilize.—
Joshua Z. Walker,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Desegregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desegregate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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