as in to isolate
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 insulate
In addition, water has insulating properties, and moist soil holds onto heat and radiates warmth longer than dry soil.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 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
Over the next few years, groups at IBM and Bell Labs attempted to spot macroscopic tunnelling in devices called Josephson junctions, which are circuits made from two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 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
Over the next few years, groups at IBM and Bell Labs attempted to spot macroscopic tunnelling in devices called Josephson junctions, which are circuits made from two superconductors separated by a thin insulating barrier.
—Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
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The tide could be a foot higher than the point where major flooding begins that can produce severe damage to homes and businesses, making some roads impassable and isolating neighborhoods.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Aid is expected to flow into Gaza, where scenes of devastation and hunger, as well as a famine declaration, have prompted outrage around the world and left Israel isolated diplomatically.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Just when things appeared to cool down and players were separated, another skirmish occurred near the bleachers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Tocchet tried playing the two of them together in camp, in practices and in the preseason games, but separated them for the final preseason game and for Monday’s practice.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 1976, a judge ruled that Milwaukee Public Schools were unlawfully segregated, leading to a voluntary integration program allowing students to transfer to suburban schools.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Map – This is easily the most significant, overall addition Borderlands 4 brings to the table over all past games, which were segregated into a dozen or two loading screens to get to place to place.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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