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
Enemark said San Diego County had a history of planning and land-use decisions that had a role in racially segregating the region.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 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
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 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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Sort your laundry — but not by color The once cardinal rule of separating darks from whites before washing them has flown the coop.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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There were no massive barriers separating the artist from the audience.—
Becca Brazil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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The new 15% universal tariffs will only cause more damage, further harming American businesses and isolating us globally.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Being awake so much can be an isolating experience.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Segregating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregating. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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