segregation

noun

ˌse-gri-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce segregation (audio)
Definition of segregationnext
as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others the segregation of voters while casting their ballots is meant to preserve political privacy

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Recent Examples of segregation But a lawsuit filed in May says the challenge of segregation is not over. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026 Officials in his administration have framed the remaining segregation orders as federal intrusion into local school systems. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Although outlawed by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, its legacy remains visible today in racial wealth gaps, segregation, and unequal opportunity. — Derrick Johnson, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Celebrated jazzman Masekela, who was forced into exile following the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre for his anti-Apartheid activism, was a seminal figure in the struggle to repeal South Africa’s discriminatory racial segregation rules. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for segregation
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  1. solitude
  2. isolation
  3. privacy
  4. loneliness
Noun
  • A little solitude can do wonders to quiet your brain from the chaos of day-to-day life.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In James Mangold’s The Wolverine, Logan has retreated to the Yukon to live in solitude.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of solitude
Noun
  • Malware installed on a device running macOS, iOS, and Android, for instance, has no ability to defeat this isolation unless the OS itself is compromised through some sort of exotic zero-day exploit.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Populations in the Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic, and Indo-West Pacific each carried unique genetic signatures, reflecting long periods of genetic isolation.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolation
Noun
  • The luxury pods — complete with lie-flat beds and sliding privacy doors — could be entirely off-limits when departure day rolls around, sitting completely empty at 35,000 feet.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Privacy-preserving techniques such as differential privacy, federated learning, and on-device modeling let a publisher predict reader behavior without ever assembling an identifiable profile in a central warehouse.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of privacy
Noun
  • OpenAI has faced scrutiny over concerns that ChatGPT risks exposing young people to inappropriate content, exacerbating loneliness or inhibiting learning.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, 40% reported experiencing stress, 23% reported sadness, 22% anger and 22% loneliness.
    — Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of loneliness

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