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to set or keep apart from others
the sick cows were segregated from the remainder of the herd
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Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
Their business faces other barriers: A plot point that sees the twins stealing electricity for the juke joint recalls the fact that most of the South, kept poor and underdeveloped by the demands of the segregated economy, didn’t have electricity until the New Deal, under FDR.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
The decision marked a victory for outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden's administration, which had argued that senior military leaders had long recognized that a scarcity of minority officers could create distrust within the armed forces, which were racially segregated until 1948.
—Nate Raymond, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
During World War II, Black Americans were often relegated to more support-level jobs in the racially segregated military and President Franklin Roosevelt faced pressure to put them in combat units.
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In the 1940s, beaches, along with many other places, were segregated in the South.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregated
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.—
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Then the dancers disappeared, too, except for Abraham and a couple, who separated and lapped the stage one last time before leaving.—
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My main criticism is its withdrawn camera, which is set too far away from the action in most stages.—
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Parents watch as their once-curious children become withdrawn, dreading school instead of embracing it.—
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At an isolated hotel, a charismatic older man, Gustav (Schreiber), talks to a young artist, Adi (Smith), luring him toward greater and deeper confidences.—
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If the tree is small and isolated, its north side may be entirely covered with pale green moss.—
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The walk from Mercedes to Giorgio Baldi’s cloistered front door has become something of a runway for Rhianna over the years.—
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In spite of obvious parallels in the OVO stars’ individual and shared bodies of work, the album $$$4U’s mind-set most resembles Taylor Swift’s Reputation, the cloistered R&B pivot released after lashing out at the erstwhile Kardashian-Wests backfired.—
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Photo : Nils Timm The wellness center’s fitness room opens to a secluded patio.—
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As holes appeared in McPherson’s story, the prosecution discovered her close relationship with her married audio engineer, and found witnesses who reported seeing them in a secluded beachside cabin.—
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Adopted by owner Sarah Jo Robinson from Hounds of GRACE, a nonprofit that helps retired greyhounds find homes in Michigan and Ohio, Scooby quickly became a beloved member of the family.—
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The seventh male juror is also a 68-year-old retired male, who admitted to both watching Combs' reality TV show Making the Band and seeing the 2016 video of Combs assaulting Ventura.—
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Jewish voters are more divided, with Cuomo leading at 26 percent, followed by Lander (17 percent), Mamdani (14 percent) and Adams (10 percent).—
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The responses were more divided in Denmark — with 39% opposed and 36% in favor — and in Spain, with 45% opposed and 37% in favor.—
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segregated. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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