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
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.
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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
Private-sector employment that was mostly segregated began to integrate, and Black workers began landing skilled positions with upward mobility.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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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
Private-sector employment that was mostly segregated began to integrate, and Black workers began landing skilled positions with upward mobility.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to facilitate talks and secure an easing of the White House pressure campaign to isolate Cuba through a de facto oil blockade that is causing crippling fuel shortages and worsening blackouts, according to several people familiar with the talks.—
Anthony Faiola,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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When decision-making time came after his sophomore season, Karaban isolated himself and went quiet.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that the dispute escalated over a period of time that would have allowed security to reasonably notice the situation and intervene, but the bar failed to de-escalate, separate the people involved in the dispute or remove them from the bar.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes of its very powerful neighbor separated by just 90 miles (145 kilometers) of water.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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