segregation

noun

ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce segregation (audio)
Definition of segregationnext
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 The street has long served as the racial segregation line of Kansas City. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Hannah-Jones has written a stunning essay, her most emotionally wrenching work since her 2014 investigation into school segregation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 Uncontrolled hypertension concentrates in neighborhoods shaped by segregation, disinvestment, food insecurity and inadequate access to trusted care. — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Previously, Electrek reported that Black Tesla workers at the facility were subjected to racial prejudice by way of wage discrimination, segregation, and racial slurs. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregation
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  1. solitude
  2. isolation
  3. privacy
  4. loneliness
Noun
  • If the first season is about solitude, the second is about the end of love — what happens when two people sleep separately, still care for one another, but are no longer in love.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Written in the solitude of endless tour nights following the release of Something, his fourth album exists in the liminal space between pop stardom and the quiet solitude of a hotel room on tour.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of solitude
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  • Additional safety features include gas detection, electrical isolation monitoring, as well as technology designed to prevent battery failures from spreading between cells.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Likewise, Antarctic workers have been studied to learn about the psychological aspects of long-term isolation and small-group dynamics in stressful situations, another key aspect of space exploration.
    — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolation
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  • As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • California is among the states that successfully sued, in part by arguing that turning over the data would violate state privacy laws.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of privacy
Noun
  • Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of loneliness

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“Segregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregation. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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