COUNTERBLOCKADE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

counterblockade

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Definition of counterblockade

as in isolation

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Noun

Midway into her pregnancy, the 26-year-old feared being put into isolation simply for having a fever, a common misconception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The acclaimed documentary captures a 20-year personal chronicle of a family struggling with severe mental illness and social isolation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolation

Noun

King joined faith leaders and civil rights advocates from across the country to honor those who challenged housing segregation, racial injustice and systemic inequality decades ago.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
In her order, Sykes barred the government from placing detainees in administrative segregation unless doing so was necessary to address a security threat to staff or the facility, or if a detainee requested it.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of segregation

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Seal air leaks and improve insulation to stop conditioned air from escaping your home.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
In reality, several popular home projects can quietly do the opposite, adding square footage, glass or appliances without matching improvements to insulation, shade or HVAC capacity.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The quarantine began last August and spanned a 241-square-mile area that included parts of San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Santa Clara.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of quarantine

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Residents seeking privacy and seclusion will appreciate how this 8,000-square-foot residence feels completely tucked away.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Known for its dramatic coastline and rugged cliffs rising above the Ionian Sea, the Greek island of Corfu has long attracted those drawn to its dramatic natural beauty and sense of seclusion.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 July 2026

Definition of seclusion

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According to study co-author and UM evolutionary biologist Tim James, these discoveries should be incorporated into carbon cycling and sequestration models.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of sequestration

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Iran has denied any current negotiations with the US, and a military adviser to the supreme leader has threatened American ships taking part in a blockade of Iranian ports.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Against this backdrop, the Houthi announcement of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia amounted to the most serious escalation of Saudi-Houthi tensions since a tenuous ceasefire largely ended Yemen’s civil war in 2022.

— Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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