shut away
phrasal verb
shut away; shutting away; shuts away
: to put (someone or something) in a place that is separate from others
She was shut away in prison for three years.
He shut himself away (in his room) to study.
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Living room kids are likely to grow up feeling seen, heard, and valued, rather than shut away.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The unhappy bygone self, shut away in a bag in the closet.
—Nicola Dinan
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The Internet Archive would be a temporary bridge between beleaguered readers and the volumes shut away in libraries and schools.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The unhappy bygone self, shut away in a bag in the closet.
—Nicola Dinan
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The Internet Archive would be a temporary bridge between beleaguered readers and the volumes shut away in libraries and schools.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Shut away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20away. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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