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adjective

Definition of segregatednext
as in separated

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verb

past tense of segregate
as in isolated
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
Adjective
Plaintiffs' attorney Alexander Shalom argued that housing the plaintiffs in a segregated unit violates their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 City leaders faced intense pressure to address the school district’s reputation as one of the most segregated in the nation in the late 2010s. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Verb
The International Olympic Committee announced that South Africa would be barred from the summer Olympics in Tokyo due to the country’s apartheid policies that segregated sports. — USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Ten transgender women are currently segregated in the same unit at a prison in Fort Worth, Texas. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
  1. separated
  2. isolated
  3. withdrawn
  4. sequestered
  5. cloistered
  6. insulated
  7. secluded
  8. retired
Adjective
  • Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Definition of separated
Verb
  • There are also satellite populations, like one in the Baltimore, Maryland, area, that are isolated and brought in through shipping containers, freight rails or air travel, Heinsohn said.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of cast members, actors and non-actors, lived on the closed set, in costume and in character, isolated from the outside world during filming.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolated
Adjective
  • In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of withdrawn
Adjective
  • Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of sequestered
Adjective
  • His sensitivity does not protect him from the violent currents rushing through his friend group, eventually taking him away from his cloistered suburban world.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the film is sun-soaked and colorful and filled with the rhythm and chaos of life in a cloistered, liminal community.
    — JD Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cloistered
Adjective
  • Roughly the size of a small desktop water chiller, the Polar Cooler ships as a separate external module with its own power supply, insulated cooling hose, mounting hardware, and wiring connections that route into the printer and extruder assembly.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Keep all of your seeds in one place without mixing them together, using this insulated bag that comes with 38 containers for different seeds.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of insulated
Adjective
  • Others were more barren, with dusty volcanic rocks and jagged cliffs surrounding secluded turquoise coves.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, every room has a private balcony that looks out on either the lake’s clear-blue waters or the botanical gardens, which include a secluded swimming pool.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of secluded
Adjective
  • Jack Hosking, the 90-year-old retired former head of a title insurance company, organizes a weekly coffee to discuss political and community issues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Jack Stuster is a retired behavioral scientist who spent decades studying human performance.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of retired

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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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