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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Many companies still treat compliance as an exercise (a series of audits, checklists or security reviews) that happens in isolation.
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Lee Blakemore, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Many of the changes might not seem consequential in isolation, but taken together, those people said, a larger picture emerges of a new regime aiming to deregulate the firearms industry.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 2 July 2025
Smith spent last two weeks in isolation Ahead of his execution, Smith was without legal recourse to pursue his claims of innocence again.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The dinosaurs in hand reside on Ile Saint-Hubert, a research facility used for the original Jurassic Park, where the dinosaurs that were too dangerous for the first location have resided in isolation for years.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 2 July 2025
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Lee Blakemore, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Many of the changes might not seem consequential in isolation, but taken together, those people said, a larger picture emerges of a new regime aiming to deregulate the firearms industry.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 2 July 2025
Smith spent last two weeks in isolation Ahead of his execution, Smith was without legal recourse to pursue his claims of innocence again.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The dinosaurs in hand reside on Ile Saint-Hubert, a research facility used for the original Jurassic Park, where the dinosaurs that were too dangerous for the first location have resided in isolation for years.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 2 July 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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