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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The group said the availability of health care was already affected by an insufficient number of female health care workers in the country, where hospital wards are segregated by gender.
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Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The Republicans – who filed the lawsuit Sept. 30, 36 days before the election – asked the court to direct Pennsylvania county election boards to segregate overseas ballots for possible exclusion and to create new verification procedures.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Additionally, all funds received will be segregated into separate accounts dedicated to the consortium’s endeavors.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Money has no color, but economic access has often been segregated.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Feb. 2025
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Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The Republicans – who filed the lawsuit Sept. 30, 36 days before the election – asked the court to direct Pennsylvania county election boards to segregate overseas ballots for possible exclusion and to create new verification procedures.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Additionally, all funds received will be segregated into separate accounts dedicated to the consortium’s endeavors.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Money has no color, but economic access has often been segregated.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 5 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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