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
His administration first segregated the Post Office, which employed over half of the federal government’s Black employees—especially Black women.
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Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1976, a judge ruled that Milwaukee Public Schools were unlawfully segregated, leading to a voluntary integration program allowing students to transfer to suburban schools.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The state police set up concrete barriers Thursday night to segregate protesters and designate spaces to demonstrate.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1976, a judge ruled that Milwaukee Public Schools were unlawfully segregated, leading to a voluntary integration program allowing students to transfer to suburban schools.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The state police set up concrete barriers Thursday night to segregate protesters and designate spaces to demonstrate.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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Heavy snow and strong winds could impact major routes, isolate higher-elevation communities, and create hazardous conditions for early-season recreation.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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It was observed in thousands of troops during the Korean War, and the first species of the virus that causes it was isolated in a Korean lab in the Seventies.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The actor and his ex-wife Dewan, 44, separated back in 2018 and settled their divorce in September 2024.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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