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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Some white religious groups believed these individuals could never be truly free in a segregated society, prompting them to support a movement for expatriating free Black people.
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Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Today, Black students disproportionately attend segregated and under-resourced classrooms.
—Judith Browne Dianis, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
But eugenics-era experiments provided foundations for contemporary medical research, standardized testing and segregated school placements.
—Lauren Shallish, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
In her early childhood, the family moved to Virginia, first to Richmond and then to Arlington, a segregated suburb of Washington.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Today, Black students disproportionately attend segregated and under-resourced classrooms.
—Judith Browne Dianis, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
But eugenics-era experiments provided foundations for contemporary medical research, standardized testing and segregated school placements.
—Lauren Shallish, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
In her early childhood, the family moved to Virginia, first to Richmond and then to Arlington, a segregated suburb of Washington.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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