DESEGREGATE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

desegregate

verb

Definition of desegregate

as in to integrate

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Recent Examples of desegregate Jill Biden relates the 2019 primary debate in which Harris got headlines for challenging Biden for his vote four decades earlier on using busing to desegregate schools. — Susan Page, USA Today, 30 May 2026 Brown, a junior high school teacher at the time, worked at the local level across San Diego County, leading efforts to desegregate housing and jobs in communities such as El Cajon and La Mesa. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2026 Leona Tate said she was escorted as a 6-year-old girl by federal marshals through a white mob trying to prevent her from desegregating a New Orleans elementary school. — Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026 The courts of the era also reshaped criminal law, ordered busing to desegregate schools, redefined the relationship between church and state, and even waded into tax-and-spending issues. — Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for desegregate

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Its existing approvals do not remove the need to integrate and certify the system as part of Valo.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
And Hinge is integrating AI into existing platforms, offering users personalized help with profile creation and conversation starters.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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