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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Recent Examples of quarantine
Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2021, the state passed a law that restricted officials’ ability to quarantine students exposed to COVID; measles cases are not subject to such restrictions, but attitudes about the viruses appear to be similar, several researchers told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The astronauts arrived here at their launch site on Friday (March 27) and are in a prelaunch health quarantine.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Verb
During the pandemic, the Navy essentially quarantined ships by keeping them at sea, with multiple ships remaining deployed for roughly 10 and 11 months.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2021, the state passed a law that restricted officials’ ability to quarantine students exposed to COVID; measles cases are not subject to such restrictions, but attitudes about the viruses appear to be similar, several researchers told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
The astronauts entered quarantine last week at Kennedy Space Center and reflected on representing NASA’s diverse crew.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The astronauts arrived here at their launch site on Friday (March 27) and are in a prelaunch health quarantine.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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In 2019, Fuentes started to send his supporters to assail Kirk with views that had largely been confined to the fringes of the internet.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The major luck in Saturday’s Florida Lottery major money draw games — Powerball, Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 — was confined to Publix players early and a Panhandle gas station later.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Spacecraft interiors, mission protocols and the psychological challenges of long-duration isolation were grounded in actual engineering and psychological research.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Studies also show social media provides incredible benefits for most teens in battling isolation, boosting writing and providing access to information.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The committee ultimately amended the bill to remove vehicular homicide as a crime of violence.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Kansas City police chief and former FBI agent Lear Reed was on a campaign to clean up the police force and remove the lingering influences of Pendergast.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Another heart highlighted the lasting impacts from the redlining of Troost Avenue a century ago, which long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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The law was originally enacted to help undo discriminatory Jim Crow racial segregation and protect the voting rights of Black people.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On a computer, Krause pulled up a chromatography analysis, which separates mixtures into individual components.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Marriott is digging deep to separate itself as a luxury provider.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise.—
Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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To address the challenge, officials have begun looking for a permanent repository that can safely isolate radioactive material deep underground, typically at depths of at least 980 feet (300 meters) for long-term containment.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inspectors found that a detainee showing symptoms of TB was not isolated, posing a potential risk to others.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mel is adrift after getting fired from her job as a therapist and isolated from her friend group due to Coop and Sam’s (Olivia Munn) affair.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Built in 1898—and lovingly restored—the Stoddard House is perfect for those who crave both convenience and seclusion.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, Japanese officials, viewing the fleet as threatening, ultimately chose to negotiate, and the encounter resulted in agreements that ended Japan’s centuries-long policy of seclusion and opened the country to trade with the United States.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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