segregate
verb (used with object)
to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate.
segregating
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present participleof segregate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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At this World Cup, authorities didn’t bother segregating them, including at the potentially fractious semifinal between ancient enemies England and Argentina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Department of Justice sued Georgia for unnecessarily segregating people with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
"There's no point segregating ourselves. On that date we will have an audience, so why not educate them?"
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Not only did Naidorf not lose his job, he says, but the company ceased segregating its locker rooms and drinking fountains after that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Once again Holmes’s method of segregating tasks and firing workers was proving successful.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
