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
Many SMBs also choose to segment their local-area Wi-Fi network to ensure sensitive data (such as credit card information from a point-of-sale system) is segregated and protected.
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Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
His constitutional rights, particularly the Eighth Amendment, fails relevancy here because Kohberger is segregated from all other inmates, thus being reasonably protected from physical harm.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This means that Democratic and Republican voters are segregated from each other geographically, with Democrats tending toward big cities and suburbs, and Republicans occupying rural areas.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
His constitutional rights, particularly the Eighth Amendment, fails relevancy here because Kohberger is segregated from all other inmates, thus being reasonably protected from physical harm.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This means that Democratic and Republican voters are segregated from each other geographically, with Democrats tending toward big cities and suburbs, and Republicans occupying rural areas.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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But that isn’t separating Texans from their steaks.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gray loves Catrice Hyper Lash Mascara, which separates lashes for definition, length, volume, and curl.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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