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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The rest remain stuck in endless proof-of-concept cycles, chasing demos that look promising in isolation but never hold up inside the business. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation. Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025 When each channel is judged in isolation, attacks succeed. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025 To be sure, individual conversations in isolation can’t fix society’s polarization. Emily Falk, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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