segregates

verb

present tense third-person singular of segregate
as in separates
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 segregates The service still segregates music from podcasts, unlike Spotify. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 The crowd was about 50-50 housed and unhoused — the invisible veil that normally segregates these two worlds had been lifted. — Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 But researchers say not every district re-segregates once court oversight ends. — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026 In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza. — Uriel Kon september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025 This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms. — Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for segregates
  1. separates
  2. isolates
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  • The Bose Smart Ultra soundbar separates different aspects of sound such as the music, dialogue, and effects into various areas in the room to make your audio sound more immersive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, a state senator, points to his record in Tallahassee as what separates him from the rest of the field.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of separates
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  • Kodiak's public technology materials say the company isolates safety-critical functions from external communication ports.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The leg extension isolates the quads, while the back squat engages the entire lower body, back, and core.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolates

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