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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
Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Black veterans were excluded in practice through segregated colleges, discriminatory banks, redlined housing, and local administration that preserved racial hierarchy.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
The school was poorly funded, riven by gang violence, and deeply segregated by race and class.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
His library sit-in in segregated Greenville sparked decades of campaigns for voting rights, economic justice, education, and health care across America and abroad.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Black veterans were excluded in practice through segregated colleges, discriminatory banks, redlined housing, and local administration that preserved racial hierarchy.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Mills said the information about his past gave him pride about the strength of his ancestors who survive during a time when they were segregated — even in death.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
The school was poorly funded, riven by gang violence, and deeply segregated by race and class.
—Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
Adjective
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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
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Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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Women who took the stand described being viciously attacked after they had been isolated, often after they had been drugged with date rape drugs and other sedatives.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Researchers isolated phenomena including the El Niño weather phase, volcanic eruptions and solar irradiance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 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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The Flynns’ pompous neighbor, Jim Doherty, a divorcé with a withdrawn, unpleasant son, encourages Catherine’s artistic rebirth.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 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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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
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However, the young woman begins to feel a calling from God and decides to embrace the life of a cloistered nun.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thermal or insulated curtains can prevent heat loss through your windows.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the moment, news media seems more insulated than other professions from some of the threats of AI.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Set within a sprawling Mediterranean estate dotted with olive trees, jasmine, and prickly pear, the property feels serene and secluded.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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For something secluded with a luxe bed-and-breakfast feel, post up at The Hoffman Haus.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Buckhout, a retired Army colonel, was up four percentage points against her closest primary challenger Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck in an early February poll from Emerson College, though her lead was within the margin of error.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dimitrios Manessis was arrested Tuesday night and charged with murder and weapon possession for the slaying of 75-year-old retired public school math teacher George Dourdounas earlier that day.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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