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
It's insulated so your hand doesn't get cold and wet while holding it.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Full Congressional approval would codify the DOGE cuts into law so that they can’t be reversed by the next administration, and would help to insulate the Trump administration from legal challenges.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
But Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, said recent boosts in gasoline supply to California from Asia and other factors may largely insulate drivers in the Golden State from price increases.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Reliance reported sales of $114 billion, up from $109 billion last year, and was largely insulated from global headwinds with its revenue driven mostly by domestic demand.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
Full Congressional approval would codify the DOGE cuts into law so that they can’t be reversed by the next administration, and would help to insulate the Trump administration from legal challenges.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
But Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, said recent boosts in gasoline supply to California from Asia and other factors may largely insulate drivers in the Golden State from price increases.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Reliance reported sales of $114 billion, up from $109 billion last year, and was largely insulated from global headwinds with its revenue driven mostly by domestic demand.
—Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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What’s driving these gains isn’t just isolated use cases or incremental automation.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The Republican Study Committee's Maximum Pressure initiative includes 10 bills designed to cut off Tehran's remaining funding, freeze their assets, isolate their regime, and protect U.S. interests.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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In a game where the Angels and Nationals combined for 24 runs and 30 hits — with the 19 hits and 15 runs given up by the Angels’ pitching staff representing season-worst marks — what ultimately separated the teams was the Angels’ inability to come through with runners on base.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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According to the London Times’ Philip Willan, a trade union that represents museum workers had previously warned the Uffizi about the risks posed by the platforms separating visitors from the art.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Arlington remained segregated by race and by rank until 1948, when President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Built as a small hotel in 1925 and segregated in its early years, the property sold to Black businessman Walter Bailey in 1945.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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