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tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulated
Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Light-filtering and blackout fabrics come in Ash, Dust, Ink, Oyster, Sand, and Snow colors, while insulated color choices include Anthracite, Black Metal, Grey Metal, Silver Metal, and White Metal.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The home features practical touches like waterproof materials, an insulated roof, and flame-retardant walls.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
This insulated bottle keeps drinks cold for hours, has a sip-or-swig lid, and comes in the cutest colors.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula recommendations are R60 for attics, R38 for non-insulated floors and R20 for walls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, with anti-theft fences on the windows and flame-retardant foam panels, your tiny home is thoroughly protected, insulated, and soundproofed for day-to-day living.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Then pour it into this Yeti insulated tumbler to keep it hot and fresh for hours.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mueller Living insulated design will keep your coffee hot throughout your morning.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Chipotle’s customer base skews higher income, so it was insulated from the pullback in spending from low-income consumers that fast-food chains were reporting last year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Since most garages aren’t insulated, this spot is a no-no for all these items.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Trying to talk to people like this is particularly strange in buildings and neighborhoods where wealthy New Yorkers pay to be insulated from a stray takeout flyer left on their doormat.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
And while it isn't insulated, the Elio bottle is said to keep drinks cold for up to 6 hours.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
By Harvard’s standards, the school’s endowment was not its primary boasting point—public-health alumni don’t tend to become billionaires —and in times of wider financial turmoil, HSPH remained well insulated, Amanda Spickard, the associate dean for research strategy and external affairs, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Is there an insulated cooler that can keep a casserole warm (if not piping hot)?
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Light-filtering and blackout fabrics come in Ash, Dust, Ink, Oyster, Sand, and Snow colors, while insulated color choices include Anthracite, Black Metal, Grey Metal, Silver Metal, and White Metal.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The home features practical touches like waterproof materials, an insulated roof, and flame-retardant walls.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
This insulated bottle keeps drinks cold for hours, has a sip-or-swig lid, and comes in the cutest colors.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula recommendations are R60 for attics, R38 for non-insulated floors and R20 for walls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Plus, with anti-theft fences on the windows and flame-retardant foam panels, your tiny home is thoroughly protected, insulated, and soundproofed for day-to-day living.
—Camryn Dilger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Then pour it into this Yeti insulated tumbler to keep it hot and fresh for hours.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The Mueller Living insulated design will keep your coffee hot throughout your morning.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Getting tulips in containers through the winter is more challenging, as the bulbs are not sufficiently insulated and undergo frequent freeze-thaw cycles, which affect plant growth and flowering.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Chipotle’s customer base skews higher income, so it was insulated from the pullback in spending from low-income consumers that fast-food chains were reporting last year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Since most garages aren’t insulated, this spot is a no-no for all these items.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Trying to talk to people like this is particularly strange in buildings and neighborhoods where wealthy New Yorkers pay to be insulated from a stray takeout flyer left on their doormat.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
And while it isn't insulated, the Elio bottle is said to keep drinks cold for up to 6 hours.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
By Harvard’s standards, the school’s endowment was not its primary boasting point—public-health alumni don’t tend to become billionaires —and in times of wider financial turmoil, HSPH remained well insulated, Amanda Spickard, the associate dean for research strategy and external affairs, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulated
Adjective
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Unsecured objects will blow away, downed tree limbs will cause isolated power outages, and high profile vehicles will be difficult to drive.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The movie, adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s novel of the same name and following a new mother whose mental health starts deteriorating amid their isolated Montana surroundings, features one of Lawrence’s gutsiest, most visceral performances to date.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Teller took to heart the classic Greek playwright Aristophanes’ myth of love — that humans were born as a fusion of two bodies and later separated as punishment from the gods, only to spend their lives looking — and longing — for their other half.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Andrew and Fergie married in 1986, separated in 1992, and divorced in 1996, but the two have remained close.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The filmmaker instead evokes his earlier work—namely Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer—combining the mannered, hermetic bleakness of those tales with the befuddled existentialism of a Samuel Beckett play.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Here, Garrett describes the experience of working closely with Guadagnino to bring to life a nuanced piece of social commentary set in the cloistered and hierarchical world of academia.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Another professor, Alma (Julia Roberts), is the first person Maggie speaks to about what happened, and Alma’s reaction sets up the film’s faceted examination of privilege, identity politics, and what goes on in a cloistered community hamstrung by its own mores.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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About three hours from the city by bus or Uber to Angra dos Reis, followed by a 30-minute water-taxi ride, this car-free island offers pristine, secluded beaches like Lopes Mendes as well as rainforest hikes.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gantner guides pro skier and friend Jake Hopfinger to secluded Lake Superior waterfalls and then deeper into the Hiawatha National Forest, which draws a fraction of the crowds of comparable destinations like Acadia National Park, with equally dynamic shorelines.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Augie Cowan, a 57-year-old retired psychiatric technician, announced that the Caitlin Manor Haunted House had been shut down by the city of San Bernardino.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically paid on Wednesdays.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Liuzzo grew up as a white civil rights activist, witnessing racial injustices while attending segregated schools in the Jim Crow South, shaping her dedication toward fighting for social justice.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Insulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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