as in separating
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 segregating
Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
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John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
His surprising case for segregation is that prisons are self-segregating, and white people still have power in the yard.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
His surprising case for segregation is that prisons are self-segregating, and white people still have power in the yard.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregating
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Dutch find separating goal to regain control With Japan in full control of momentum after the quick answer, the Netherlands parlayed a swing of possession into a winner in the 64th minute.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Taking a calcium supplement or eating a calcium-heavy meal alongside iron can cut iron absorption by up to 50%, which is why nutritionists suggest separating the two by at least two hours.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said isolating Crimea is a key military objective as Kyiv seeks to weaken Russia’s hold on the peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Behind the scenes, Spatial Hearing AI listens to the 3D acoustic environment and maps the soundscape, isolating each source and distinguishing between multiple speakers, so that devices can respond adaptively, guided by the context of their surroundings.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Segregating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregating. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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