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verb

past tense of insulate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of insulated
Adjective
Roughly the size of a small desktop water chiller, the Polar Cooler ships as a separate external module with its own power supply, insulated cooling hose, mounting hardware, and wiring connections that route into the printer and extruder assembly. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 Keep all of your seeds in one place without mixing them together, using this insulated bag that comes with 38 containers for different seeds. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 They were dressed as food-delivery workers, carrying insulated bags on their backs, joking with one another and livestreaming everything with their phones. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 How ranking, verification and grading stay insulated from its own runtime business is an open question. Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Fuller worked with local contractor Mike Hammersmith to transform the home’s original brick wall into an insulated, backlit memorial. Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026 Executives become insulated from ordinary life, surrounded by loyalists, rewarded for what-the-boss-wants-to-hear optimism, and increasingly unable to tolerate dissent. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Heat from the sun can quickly warm up the inside of the home, and since your house is designed to stay warm during the colder months of the year, that heat becomes trapped inside the insulated space. Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026 The home was built with energy-efficient insulated panels, Hardie Board siding, a standing-seam metal roof, and impact-resistant windows and doors. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
That reflects how the world's second-largest economy remains insulated from global capital markets — and faces a deflationary environment, in contrast to inflation worries elsewhere. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 From the outside looking in, Dakota Fanning — as a household name for roughly two decades and an actor with an enviable list of credits — might seem to exist in the usual celebrity bubble, insulated, as far as possible, from quotidian inconvenience. Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Their clear ideological viewpoints, brands, and the willingness of most of their personalities to stick around have insulated networks like Fox News and MS NOW from the sharp decline in viewership eating away at much of the rest of cable television. Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Alex Wagner, who served as assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs during the Biden administration, argued recruiting has remained remarkably insulated from those political battles. Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Kushner believes sports provides an economic opportunity expressly because it’s relatively insulated by the potential volatility and upheaval that’s coming from the bulk of his portfolio. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Because oil is priced in a global market, Americans were not insulated from higher gasoline prices. Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 By evolving independently, the platform has insulated itself from Automattic leadership's erratic governance. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 The tech industry claims that its shift to private grids is a win for communities because ratepayers on public grids are insulated from the costs. John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulated
Adjective
  • Another isolated shower or storm chance arrives Sunday, mainly across southern Minnesota, but most of the weekend should remain dry.
    Joseph Dames, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Most locations may just experience low overcast, but isolated locations and a handful of observations have reported visibility as low as a quarter of a mile.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The park is physically close to Yankee Stadium, separated by just a stoplight from the main entrance.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The noun developed later for something removed or separated—hence a narrow strip of land, cloth, or material.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The opening moments of this penultimate episode evoke enough genuine idealism and hope to feel like a rare breath of fresh air, holding the hermetic nastiness of the series in sharp relief.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 May 2026
  • The idea was first proposed by Cicero and lived on through the hermetic tradition.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • His sensitivity does not protect him from the violent currents rushing through his friend group, eventually taking him away from his cloistered suburban world.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the film is sun-soaked and colorful and filled with the rhythm and chaos of life in a cloistered, liminal community.
    JD Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In an era of ball-to-feet No 10s and withdrawn strikers, Welbeck stays high up the pitch, runs the channels and occupies defenders.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • The withdrawn earnings are taxed as ordinary income, the Treasury said.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Adjective
  • Others were more barren, with dusty volcanic rocks and jagged cliffs surrounding secluded turquoise coves.
    Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, every room has a private balcony that looks out on either the lake’s clear-blue waters or the botanical gardens, which include a secluded swimming pool.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • For the average beneficiary, the group estimates, that would amount to roughly $500 less a month—a cut larger than the average retired household’s monthly grocery spending.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If there is no stopping, retired park superintendent Bob Krumenaker said what could happen in Big Bend would rival the flooding of Hetch Hetchy Valley a century ago, an event that changed arguments about preserving the environment.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • While gas stations, sandwich shops and lunch counters were not segregated, facilities with larger dining rooms and restrooms were segregated, the sign said.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ritchie was born into a segregated time and made a song that crossed that border.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Insulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulated. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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