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
Given the high-profile nature of Reiner’s case, he has been segregated from other inmates in a solitary cell, unlike the dorm-like setting that’s typical for most inmates in the general population, the Daily Mail reported.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The school district segregated its Black students to a four-room elementary school called Mansfield Colored School on West Broad Street.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The school district segregated its Black students to a four-room elementary school called Mansfield Colored School on West Broad Street.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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The incident was isolated and remains an ongoing investigation, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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So that part of Lebanon is now completely isolated from the rest of Lebanon.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Once inside the camp, prisoners were separated into different groups, with some sent almost immediately to the gas chambers.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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As of early April, the two remained separated.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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