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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
Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Financial woes from the Great Depression forced school officials to sell the campus to the University of Louisville, which established the segregated Louisville Municipal College on the campus in 1931.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
The decision marked a victory for outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden's administration, which had argued that senior military leaders had long recognized that a scarcity of minority officers could create distrust within the armed forces, which were racially segregated until 1948.
—Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Verb
During the apartheid era, which ended with the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa maintained a racially segregated society with separate schools, neighborhoods and public facilities for people classified as Black, coloured, White or Asian.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Financial woes from the Great Depression forced school officials to sell the campus to the University of Louisville, which established the segregated Louisville Municipal College on the campus in 1931.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Adjective
In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
The decision marked a victory for outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden's administration, which had argued that senior military leaders had long recognized that a scarcity of minority officers could create distrust within the armed forces, which were racially segregated until 1948.
—Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
Verb
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Then the dancers disappeared, too, except for Abraham and a couple, who separated and lapped the stage one last time before leaving.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In an exploration of masculinity and desire in a small, isolated town, Jack assumes his son, Tom (Henry Lawfull), will join the family business after leaving school, but his resistance to follow in Jack’s footsteps causes familial tension.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Trappist monk Thomas Merton describes a similar experience on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on a rare occasion when leaving his cloistered monastery.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Over the next two months, Francis will be less visible, harder to hear, more cloistered and more likely to stick to the script.—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Outdoors, the secluded and hedged backyard is rife with herb, citrus, and fruit trees and has plenty of room for a swimming pool, per marketing materials.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
18 Aug. 2025
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Located 40 miles south of Indy, Blue's says their most popular river trips flow through a secluded state wildlife preserve and a part of the Camp Atterbury wilderness area.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The heritage brand teamed with Crayola for a licensed men’s and women’s collection of denim, tees and hoodies in eight retired crayon colors.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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The shooting left a 65-year-old man dead and a retired sheriff’s deputy wounded, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An expansionist Russia and a divided alliance is also the European leaders' greatest fear − not only for Ukraine's sake but also for their own.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Opinion is strongly divided regarding the fairness and efficacy of such laws, with the public conflicted.—
Ellen Sauerbrey,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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