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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 segregated
Connor Greene, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That phrase means that governments should take meaningful action to ensure that people have equal access to housing and ensure that housing isn’t segregated.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
For decades, the UIL was segregated, meaning Black high school athletes in Texas played in the Prairie View Interscholastic League.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Biden took the stage after his predecessor in the White House and spoke about growing up in a segregated Delaware and his relationship with Jackson.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That phrase means that governments should take meaningful action to ensure that people have equal access to housing and ensure that housing isn’t segregated.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
For decades, the UIL was segregated, meaning Black high school athletes in Texas played in the Prairie View Interscholastic League.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
Adjective
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The collaboration aims to create a recycling system at MP Materials' Mountain Pass refinery, where MP Materials will recycle end-of-life and other magnet materials to make separated oxides.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In actuality, washing rice removes excess starch, dust, and debris to ultimately help the grains to be more separated and fluffy, rather than sticky.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a Monday morning update, police said the incident was isolated and there is no ongoing threat to the community.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is not an issue of individual resilience but of a piecemeal approach to reform that has left doctors isolated.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Parents report that many children stop eating, lose weight and become withdrawn.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, Babilonia matured from the shy withdrawn child who refused to hold a boy’s hand into a bold, strong and confident woman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a zanier and livelier ride than the cloistered and predictable Harry’s House.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hibino had spent the past 30 years working in the quiet, cloistered world of traditional Japanese dance, studying and practicing as a kaoshi, or traditional Japanese stage makeup artist.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The first phase of the project includes full replacement of Gampel’s distinctive, but often troublesome roof, made of metal-clad, insulated triangular panels.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Serve's current, third-generation battery-electric robots can transport up to four 16-inch pizzas in an insulated compartment at speeds up to 11mph, with a range of up to 48 miles.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Six Senses has long been associated with its lush, secluded destinations like the Maldives, Thailand, Bali, Seychelles, and Oman’s Zighy Bay, for example.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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His body was found earlier this month in a secluded area in Blue Island.—
Jason Cooper,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dan Whitten is a retired search-and-rescue coordinator who worked for California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso became a brand ambassador in 2021 and ordered a custom 60 Power Eco, while retired F1 racer Nico Rosberg joined the Sunreef family in 2020 and commissioned a bespoke 80 Eco.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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