as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
the segregation of voters while casting their ballots is meant to preserve political privacy
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Recent Examples of segregation
Althea Gibson, one of the great tennis players of the twentieth century, made segregation in her sport untenable.
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Sasha Abramsky, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
Against this backdrop, daily life in Tel Aviv continues in bars, restaurants, self-help routines, segregation and physical exercise, avoiding common sense, adopting an allusive discourse and denying the development of a personal political conscience.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
During segregation, The Excelsior Club opened in 1944 on Beatties Ford Road in West Charlotte.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sasha Abramsky, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2025
Against this backdrop, daily life in Tel Aviv continues in bars, restaurants, self-help routines, segregation and physical exercise, avoiding common sense, adopting an allusive discourse and denying the development of a personal political conscience.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
During segregation, The Excelsior Club opened in 1944 on Beatties Ford Road in West Charlotte.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregation
Noun
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And solitude is killing us softly.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jen, an orphaned Gelling raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, must find the missing shard that will heal the crystal and restore balance to the universe.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To combat isolation amid shorter days, keep in touch with loved ones, NextStep4MentalHealth advises.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During its first project, the team found that young people entering youth shelters struggled with isolation, so the team members built a board game cart and collected hundreds of games, books and clothes for a local youth shelter.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most Celestiq buyers remain anonymous for their privacy.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The home, which Drake in a brief interview said should be finished in about two years, will be 9,720 square feet, have three stories, five bedrooms, a partially unfinished basement, an attached garage, with a wall surrounding the property for privacy.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Solitude, mind you, not loneliness.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To counteract his loneliness, Michell invited his friends to Thornhill.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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