SEGREGATE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

segregate

verb

ˈse-gri-ˌgāt

Definition of segregate

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 School districts cannot segregate on the basis of national origin. — Courtney Kan, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Anaheim’s schools, parks and swimming pool were segregated until the 1950s. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This mismatch creates a rigid outer skin over a fluid core, causing the film to wrinkle, crack, and segregate its chemical ingredients. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Encinosa claims moving Sabatino into the prison's general population violates the judge's order, which requires the BOP to keep Sabatino segregated. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregate

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One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Adapted from Hsiao Li-hung’s novel, the film follows Thik-hông (Lu), an orphan who marries into a wealthy family, is widowed young and sees her son sent away to Japan, leaving her isolated behind the walls of the family estate.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Initially, Jessie’s overriding goal was simply to win back playtime with Bonnie, especially after becoming separated from her during a dance class.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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