segregative

Definition of segregativenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregative
Adjective
  • As was the case then, an inequitable solution now will further widen social and economic divisions and foment bitterness in this country.
    Robert Hormats, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In a one-minute ad, the direct-to-consumer health company highlighted how America’s wealth gap has translated into a health gap, ostensibly fueled by inequitable access to peptides, drugs, and concierge care.
    Vishal Khetpal, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • As the pillars of this tale, these three cling to their humanity in a deeply unjust world.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
  • During the waiting time, more than a few orchids have met an unjust demise, whether through overwatering or underwatering.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Despite some significant flaws, including unequal access to care in poor and rural areas, its focus on preventive care is widely considered a model worldwide.
    Jessica A.J. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, the Education Department terminated one agreement involving books removed from a school library in Georgia, and another targeting harsh discipline and unequal education opportunities for Native students in the Rapid City Area School District in South Dakota.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The amendment, however, would not ban the sale of the products in grocery stores in those areas, an exclusion which opponents see as arbitrary and patently unfair.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The court in March allowed Range’s unfair competition claim to proceed while dismissing its tortious interference claim, which accused CAA of undermining the firm’s potential recruitment of agency employees who wish to become managers by threatening to cancel the equity of defecting workers.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The results did not change the partisan mix in the Republican-majority General Assembly, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • What's new is using criminal prosecutors for partisan purposes -- and there's no quotes about that in the case.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.
    Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But Fultz underscores that the bill was introduced because the previous legislation was deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory by Canadian courts.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • How that ballot question would be presented to voters was challenged in a lawsuit that argued the county was using prejudicial language to persuade residents to vote yes.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Bowman had earlier decided the trial would remain in Sacramento County, rejecting defense attorneys’ arguments that extensive and prejudicial news coverage following the shooting had tainted the jury pool.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Please do better, or at least allow a dissenting opinion to occupy as much space as is given to these people and their facile, biased arguments.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These are subjective, but not biased.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Segregative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregative. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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