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
China insulated itself from the oil shortfalls and rationing of neighboring countries in large part because of its mammoth crude stockpiles – prescient fuel warehousing that the government built up well before the war broke out.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Add Insulation Insulation may also be one of the culprits that's overheating your garage, especially since garages usually aren't insulated all the way around.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
But even as investment accelerates, the assumption that skilled trades are insulated from AI is starting to shift.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 June 2026
The airline sees such routes as a way to capture more premium-fare traffic while insulating its flagship services from foreign regulatory changes, airport curfews, landing-slot constraints, and regional geopolitical instability.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Add Insulation Insulation may also be one of the culprits that's overheating your garage, especially since garages usually aren't insulated all the way around.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
But even as investment accelerates, the assumption that skilled trades are insulated from AI is starting to shift.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 June 2026
The airline sees such routes as a way to capture more premium-fare traffic while insulating its flagship services from foreign regulatory changes, airport curfews, landing-slot constraints, and regional geopolitical instability.
—David Szondy
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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Kurts told him about a recent immunology breakthrough where his team could isolate magnetic cells from rodent spleens.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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With the Valkyries pushing the ball up the floor, Jocytė got the ball isolated 1-on-1 with Fever star Caitlin Clark.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The for and against are separated by 13,004 votes.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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This series has been so close, and such a classic, that through three games the teams are separated by just one goal — Las Vegas 13, Carolina 12.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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At the Irvine Bowl, the lawsuit argues, wheelchair-accessible spaces are clustered in only three areas of the steep hillside amphitheater, with one cluster completely segregated from the rest of the seating.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Ishikawa herself worked in one of the bars that served Black soldiers, at a time when most establishments were segregated.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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