as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulate
Both hot and cold water pipes in those areas should be insulated.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The drastic weather conditions, over time, led to the development of an insulating kind of coat—one that’s tough to come by, difficult to source, and challenging to harvest.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Because most board candidates run at-large rather than from wards (subdistricts), elections are largely insulated from gerrymandering, a driver of systemic dysfunction.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition, water has insulating properties, and moist soil holds onto heat and radiates warmth longer than dry soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The drastic weather conditions, over time, led to the development of an insulating kind of coat—one that’s tough to come by, difficult to source, and challenging to harvest.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Because most board candidates run at-large rather than from wards (subdistricts), elections are largely insulated from gerrymandering, a driver of systemic dysfunction.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition, water has insulating properties, and moist soil holds onto heat and radiates warmth longer than dry soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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Caregiving is too hard and too isolating to do it on your own.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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On all three plays, at the snap, the opposing offense had a tight end isolated on the formation to the left side with James in man coverage.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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One idea that has already been discussed internally would see Real Madrid being effectively split into two different entities — separating the football side from the business side.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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One particularly aggressive military style raid on an apartment building in south Chicago saw dozens arrested and children separated from their parents.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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His administration first segregated the Post Office, which employed over half of the federal government’s Black employees—especially Black women.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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