in seclusion

phrase

: away from other people
After his wife died he lived in seclusion.

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“In seclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20seclusion. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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