as in separated
to set or keep apart from others
tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulated
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula recommendations are R60 for attics, R38 for non-insulated floors and R20 for walls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Meals are delivered fresh in insulated recyclable packaging and can be reheated in about two minutes.
—Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, with anti-theft fences on the windows and flame-retardant foam panels, your tiny home is thoroughly protected, insulated, and soundproofed for day-to-day living.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Then pour it into this Yeti insulated tumbler to keep it hot and fresh for hours.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mueller Living insulated design will keep your coffee hot throughout your morning.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The home features a steel frame with thick, insulated panels and can withstand the natural weather elements.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Many other groups were less insulated.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Add Mulch Natural mulches, like shredded bark or wood chips, can be added around fruit trees in any season, but mulching in autumn ensures fruit tree roots will be well insulated when winter hits.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Because most board candidates run at-large rather than from wards (subdistricts), elections are largely insulated from gerrymandering, a driver of systemic dysfunction.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Cases on the Court’s docket challenge the protections that have historically insulated members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Reserve from removal without cause.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The exterior is crafted from durable galvanized steel and insulated with flame-retardant foam that provides noise insulation and heating and cooling efficiency.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But insulated by support and encouragement from Toklas and Dodge, Stein was able to ignore dissenting voices and focus on her work.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
In response, Congress enacted reforms designed to ensure that legal actions by the Department of Justice and the FBI, the department’s main investigative arm, would be insulated from politics.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The kids’ line spans a 1970s insulated overall for winter to classic vintage overalls and jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
This insulated option packs down to fit inside your suitcase—or to hide in the corner of a closet all winter, waiting for warm weather.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula recommendations are R60 for attics, R38 for non-insulated floors and R20 for walls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Meals are delivered fresh in insulated recyclable packaging and can be reheated in about two minutes.
—Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, with anti-theft fences on the windows and flame-retardant foam panels, your tiny home is thoroughly protected, insulated, and soundproofed for day-to-day living.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Then pour it into this Yeti insulated tumbler to keep it hot and fresh for hours.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mueller Living insulated design will keep your coffee hot throughout your morning.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The home features a steel frame with thick, insulated panels and can withstand the natural weather elements.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Many other groups were less insulated.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Both hot and cold water pipes in those areas should be insulated.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Add Mulch Natural mulches, like shredded bark or wood chips, can be added around fruit trees in any season, but mulching in autumn ensures fruit tree roots will be well insulated when winter hits.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Because most board candidates run at-large rather than from wards (subdistricts), elections are largely insulated from gerrymandering, a driver of systemic dysfunction.
—Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Cases on the Court’s docket challenge the protections that have historically insulated members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Reserve from removal without cause.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The exterior is crafted from durable galvanized steel and insulated with flame-retardant foam that provides noise insulation and heating and cooling efficiency.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
But insulated by support and encouragement from Toklas and Dodge, Stein was able to ignore dissenting voices and focus on her work.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
In response, Congress enacted reforms designed to ensure that legal actions by the Department of Justice and the FBI, the department’s main investigative arm, would be insulated from politics.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The kids’ line spans a 1970s insulated overall for winter to classic vintage overalls and jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulated
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At the time, central Appalachia was widely depicted in the popular press as a backward, ignorant region whose mountainous terrain kept its people isolated, outside the flow of progress – a stereotype still common today.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ed’s mother was said to be a fanatically puritanical figure who isolated him from others, convinced the rest of society was evil.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the sound is less hermetic, more emotionally forward, rooted in the physical now.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 July 2025
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In bystander video reposted to Only in Dade, Eilish, flanked by security guards, is high fiving fans who are separated by a barricade.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The compute portion of its data centers, which utilizes military-level FIPS 140-2 encryption, is also physically separated from all other systems, including security cameras and cooling systems.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Another professor, Alma (Julia Roberts), is the first person Maggie speaks to about what happened, and Alma’s reaction sets up the film’s faceted examination of privilege, identity politics, and what goes on in a cloistered community hamstrung by its own mores.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, Ainara feels increasingly closer to God and is considering embracing the life of a cloistered nun.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Visitors can enjoy quiet trails, secluded cabins, and the calming sounds of the surrounding nature.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Black widows are attracted to homes by prey, clutter, and dark, secluded areas like garages and sheds.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The video shows Gilbert and his mother Shirley Gilbert, a retired teacher and alumna of the district, dancing at 11 schools across the city as students from James Madison and Riverside high schools drum the catchy rhythm in the background.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Images also emerged showing the Israeli representative on the hostage issue, the retired general Nitzan Alon, smiling and shaking hands with Qatar’s Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Thani, just weeks after Israel attempted to assassinate top Hamas officials on Qatari soil.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Social media is politically segregated, sure, but, more than that, the social-media style of politics is now unavoidable.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite diversity gains, many of Louisville's neighborhoods still remained segregated, reinforced by zoning laws and other housing policies, fair housing advocates note.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Insulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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