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segregated

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verb

past tense of segregate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of segregated
Adjective
Its model was a law enforcement officer who was once dispatched to ensure that a nearby high school would remain segregated. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 The Mosier Valley community was promised Mosier Valley Park in 2014, to be built on what was the site of the segregated Mosier Valley School. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
Until the 1990s, many of New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras krewes were segregated. Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 The public schools were segregated, and for decades there was no Black high school at all. Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
Adjective
  • Tommy Flanagan served as another ally to Maximus and Lucilla as Cicero, who facilitated communication between the separated lovers.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The passenger is currently being isolated at Gómez Ulla Hospital, a military hospital in Madrid.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • It was first isolated in a woman in the West Nile district of Uganda in 1937, WHO said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • The typically quiet, withdrawn student seemed more engaged in his first-period class than usual, English teacher Sarah Murer told investigators.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • The withdrawn draft focused on setting up several new watchdogs to keep AI in check, including a dedicated commission and a special insurance fund to help people if the new technology caused harm.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • The conservation effort is also rooted in faith as the cloistered community is inspired in part by Laudato Si', a 2015 encyclical from Pope Francis calling for environmental stewardship.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Before the rise of Aventura, bachata — Dominican folk music of the working class, which traces its roots to the 1960s — was largely a cloistered concern.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • All three companies sell products that aren’t day-to-day essentials, such as concert tickets, river cruises and insulated water bottles.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Beds are plush, and rooms are well insulated from outside noise, which matters in a city that rarely quiets down.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • The first group of passengers, wearing face masks and head-to-toe personal protective equipment, were kept strictly secluded from members of the public as a small boat brought them ashore.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • The focus is on restorative soaking and geothermal therapy in a setting designed to feel secluded.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • Written by Cameron Alexander, Heart of the Beast follows a former Army Special Forces Soldier and his retired combat dog who battle for survival after a plane crash deep in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically scheduled to go out on Wednesdays.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 May 2026

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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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