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
While both West Indians and Afro Panamanians were subjected to segregation and police brutality, the Americans running the Canal Zone tended to treat the English-speaking West Indians better.
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Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in January by 1776 Project Foundation, targets a decades-old effort to combat the harms of segregation without requiring families to attend integrated schools.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
These executive orders paved the way for a more expansive civil rights agenda led by everyday African Americans, especially those who faced Jim Crow segregation in the South.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The event honors Sam Rabin and Clyde Killens, who partnered together during the Jim Crow era to operate Knight Beat, providing a safe space for Black performers during segregation.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in January by 1776 Project Foundation, targets a decades-old effort to combat the harms of segregation without requiring families to attend integrated schools.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
These executive orders paved the way for a more expansive civil rights agenda led by everyday African Americans, especially those who faced Jim Crow segregation in the South.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The event honors Sam Rabin and Clyde Killens, who partnered together during the Jim Crow era to operate Knight Beat, providing a safe space for Black performers during segregation.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregation
Noun
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Now, the studio invites solitude, while the guesthouse encourages gathering.—
Kerry Pieri,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2026
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Once more then, Lavin explores a moment of pure instability in the poetics of solitude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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DiBlasi said that using AI in social interactions stunts emotional growth and can perpetuate feelings of loneliness and isolation.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Russia is in the rare club of countries that maintains friendly relations with Tehran, which has faced years of isolation over its nuclear program and its support of proxy groups that have wreaked havoc in the Middle East, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Guests are pampered in personal huts that provide the utmost in privacy and silence and can choose from a full menu of options, including massages and facials that highlight local traditions and skin-healthy ingredients.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both OpenAI and Anthropic say users’ health information is kept separate from other types of data and is subject to additional privacy protections.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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In either case, there is a loneliness innate to the situation of being an outlier.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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These morning visits break up loneliness and isolation that is common and potentially dangerous for seniors.—
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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