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
At the Irvine Bowl, the lawsuit argues, wheelchair-accessible spaces are clustered in only three areas of the steep hillside amphitheater, with one cluster completely segregated from the rest of the seating.
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Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Ishikawa herself worked in one of the bars that served Black soldiers, at a time when most establishments were segregated.
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Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
The city is racially segregated from the rest of Camden County and the broader South Jersey region.
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John A. Shjarback,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Report cites segregation in Massachusetts schools A 2024 state advisory council report found that 63% of all schools in Massachusetts are segregated or intensely segregated, and that the state education department had fallen short in its oversight duties.
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Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Ishikawa herself worked in one of the bars that served Black soldiers, at a time when most establishments were segregated.
—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
The city is racially segregated from the rest of Camden County and the broader South Jersey region.
—
John A. Shjarback,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Report cites segregation in Massachusetts schools A 2024 state advisory council report found that 63% of all schools in Massachusetts are segregated or intensely segregated, and that the state education department had fallen short in its oversight duties.
—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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Firefighters have also isolated lithium-ion batteries and have hoselines dousing them.
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To isolate the more desirable U-235, scientists strip away its more stable cousin, U-238, through a process known as enrichment.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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