in isolation
idiom
: apart from others : separately
The researchers work in isolation.
Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.
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Yet the novel also shows that moral imagination cannot thrive in isolation.
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Poetically, collaboration and togetherness were motifs throughout the evening, as no behind the camera job is accomplished in isolation.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Mushrooms never grow in isolation—to see one is to assume a vast network of mycelium sprouting unseen nearby.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Industry trends McDonald’s and Cava’s observations about consumer struggles aren’t happening in isolation.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Poetically, collaboration and togetherness were motifs throughout the evening, as no behind the camera job is accomplished in isolation.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Mushrooms never grow in isolation—to see one is to assume a vast network of mycelium sprouting unseen nearby.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Industry trends McDonald’s and Cava’s observations about consumer struggles aren’t happening in isolation.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in isolation
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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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