segregated
adjective
seg·re·gat·ed
ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 
1
a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.
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Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Researchers say those students face disciplinary consequences disproportionately and are more likely to be placed in segregated settings rather than being included in mainstream classrooms.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
So the Bay Area is home to the Rosie the Riveter park, which spotlights women who contributed to the war effort, local Japanese Americans and Black migrants from the segregated South.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Social media is politically segregated, sure, but, more than that, the social-media style of politics is now unavoidable.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Researchers say those students face disciplinary consequences disproportionately and are more likely to be placed in segregated settings rather than being included in mainstream classrooms.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
So the Bay Area is home to the Rosie the Riveter park, which spotlights women who contributed to the war effort, local Japanese Americans and Black migrants from the segregated South.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Social media is politically segregated, sure, but, more than that, the social-media style of politics is now unavoidable.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for segregated
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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