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Recent Examples of segregation The existence of food deserts in the area, according to the report, is shaped by a number of factors, from historic ones like segregation and redlining to modern-day cuts to SNAP food assistance. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025 Advertisement In her new roles, McKinley galvanized Black women across the country with a focus on challenging segregation, unfair labor practices, and unequal housing. Time, 22 Sep. 2025 To embrace nativism in a global, connected economic world is to sacrifice prosperity for the sake of exclusion, just as the main effect of racial segregation in the American South was to leave the region impoverished and underdeveloped. Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025 The map would use Troost Avenue, a historic symbol of racial segregation in Kansas City, as the dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for segregation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregation
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Gizelle Bryant—now an empty nester—has turned solitude into a brand.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • On Katmai’s wild southeastern coast, however, guests of Natural Habitat Adventures, a partner of World Wildlife Fund, observe brown bears in near solitude on shimmering tidal flats and aqua bays.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the lack of benefits, risk of burnout and isolation are clear risks, Brown says the desire for flexibility is strong.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There are five memory foam layers that all serve a unique purpose, from the pressure-relief layer for anyone experiencing chronic pain to motion isolation layer catered to co-sleepers.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Christy Harris, Meta’s privacy and data-policy manager, told reporters during a media briefing that people already assumed their chatbot interactions were feeding into ad targeting.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.
    Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Your feelings of loneliness are valid, but please put them in context.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This is a film interested instead in details that capture the loss and loneliness Lucius cannot seem to escape.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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