as in to confine
to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading
The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
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as in isolation
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Recent Examples of quarantine
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The New York Times recently reported that some passengers were allowed to quarantine at home until June 22 − 42 days after arriving at the Nebraska facility − provided local health officials committed to having a law enforcement or community health worker monitor them.
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Sneha S K,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
James Peter was the most recent and only new arrival, now a week into solo quarantine.
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Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Verb
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The New York Times recently reported that some passengers were allowed to quarantine at home until June 22 − 42 days after arriving at the Nebraska facility − provided local health officials committed to having a law enforcement or community health worker monitor them.
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Sneha S K,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Noun
Anger is growing in Kenya over his support for the construction of a US Ebola quarantine facility, with his critics accusing him of capitulating to American interests over those of Kenyan citizens.
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semafor.com,
19 June 2026
James Peter was the most recent and only new arrival, now a week into solo quarantine.
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Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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Traditional entertainment journalists, however, were largely confined to public events and lacked similar direct access, underscoring a significant shift in how studios engage with media and promote their content.
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And for the second straight day, those winners were confined to the two Fantasy 5 drawings.
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Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Pressure is normal, but isolation is optional.
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.
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People from throughout the nation come to the former all-Black school building to learn about this nation's history of school segregation and the landmark court case that banned it in 1954.
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At the center of that legacy is the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District, where generations of Black entrepreneurs, musicians and residents built a thriving cultural and business community during segregation.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment.
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Continuous Intelligence One sign is when roadmap conversations stop being about bold growth and start revolving around risk containment, compliance and keeping stakeholders comfortable.
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Now, in Crimea, Kyiv is systematically targeting key transport links and supply routes connecting the peninsula to southern Russian forces, aiming to disrupt logistics and isolate military infrastructure there.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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Jumby Bay is already Antigua’s most private of islands, but this estate stands alone in five acres of beachfront seclusion.
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Here, pergolas frame wisteria, allium, and Camassia, creating a delicate, colorful border that effortlessly adds a sense of privacy and seclusion.
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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