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Recent Examples of segregate So, as mutations arise, they get segregated between groups, and every group is basically clonal. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025 But to realize their potential and to protect our way of life, cybersecurity must be at the forefront of business planning—not an afterthought segregated to the dusty IT room. Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 In The Water contextualizes the racist economic and socio-political sabotage of Black communities, beach goers, and businesses, as well as the horrifying violence that was used to segregate Californian beaches from the early 1800s through the Civil Rights movement in places like Bruce's Beach. Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025 According to a recent report, 7.4 percent of U.S. public schools were intensely segregated in 1988. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for segregate
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Verb
  • Start setting up your financial system by separating your personal and business finances.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Xzibit’s filing argues that the two have been separated for more than four years.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, the current political and market volatility can become distracting, or even isolating.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Traumatic or abusive situations often distance or isolate people.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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