as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd
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Additionally, the University of Minnesota is being investigated for allegedly operating a program that segregates students on the basis of race.
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
And, though New Orleans theatres were segregated, Black opera lovers enthusiastically filled the upper tiers.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Flashback: The plan forced the city's Black population out of their homes — including by terminating residents' utility services — and into a portion of East Austin, which further segregated the city.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
One way to approach a data cleansing operation is to segregate the incoming data from the historical data.
—Kathleen Hurley, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Cheyanne Mumphrey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
And, though New Orleans theatres were segregated, Black opera lovers enthusiastically filled the upper tiers.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Flashback: The plan forced the city's Black population out of their homes — including by terminating residents' utility services — and into a portion of East Austin, which further segregated the city.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
One way to approach a data cleansing operation is to segregate the incoming data from the historical data.
—Kathleen Hurley, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for segregate
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“Segregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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