as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view
behind the stately townhouses lie cloistered gardens that the public never sees
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Recent Examples of cloistered
As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The cloistered intensity of debate also came to define her social world.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The Trappist monk Thomas Merton describes a similar experience on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on a rare occasion when leaving his cloistered monastery.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Over the next two months, Francis will be less visible, harder to hear, more cloistered and more likely to stick to the script.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The cloistered intensity of debate also came to define her social world.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The Trappist monk Thomas Merton describes a similar experience on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on a rare occasion when leaving his cloistered monastery.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Over the next two months, Francis will be less visible, harder to hear, more cloistered and more likely to stick to the script.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cloistered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloistered
Adjective
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But on this day, on a secluded lake in France, Gilman had tied for first place in the barefoot jump, reaching a distance of 8 1⁄2 meters (or roughly 28 feet).—
Barbie Porter,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Slow it down and escape for the afternoon at the Red Lane® Spa or take a leisurely walk along a two-mile stretch of calm, secluded shoreline at Sandals South Coast.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jalen Chatfield has emerged as a quietly decent second-pair defenseman while Shayne Gostisbehere and Sean Walker crushed sheltered minutes last season to the tune of a 59 percent xG rate.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Young plants are more sensitive to the sun and benefit from planting in a sheltered location.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mercury entering Scorpio on the 6th helps uncover hidden truths, while the Full Moon in Aries illuminates your career and public image and invites the release of outdated expectations.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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The participants range from Hayward classics to newcomers and hidden gems.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cloistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloistered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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