as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd
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Recent Examples of segregate
Ballots would need to be separated, databases would need to be segregated, and poll workers would need to explain who can vote for what.
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Matt Klink, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The United States was still segregated by law and custom, but the Brill scene often operated by a different logic — one where some Black and white artists, men and women, made music that crossed lines imposed by the prevailing social order.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
—John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Until the 1990s, many of New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras krewes were segregated.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Matt Klink, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
The United States was still segregated by law and custom, but the Brill scene often operated by a different logic — one where some Black and white artists, men and women, made music that crossed lines imposed by the prevailing social order.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
—John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Until the 1990s, many of New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras krewes were segregated.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregate
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While no specific therapy is approved for ANDV, early recognition dramatically improves the ability to deliver aggressive supportive care, monitor oxygenation, isolate potentially infectious patients, and initiate contact tracing before broader transmission occurs.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Half of those people are isolating at home, while the other half are being monitored at the hospital in Omaha and at a medical center in Kansas City.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Becca Sobol reached base safely in all five at-bats in a well-rounded offensive showing that separated from a 4-4 game after five innings.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Just lay one between each plate to separate them for neat and quiet storage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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