as in separates
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 insulates
They cannot be removed for their policymaking decisions, which protects their autonomy and insulates them from politics.
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Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The metal also helps form the myelin that coats and insulates the communication lines and helps microglial cells clear cellular debris that can impede brain function.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
EVs can run on electricity produced here at home, which insulates Americans from global oil shocks and stabilizes energy costs.
—James Brock, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
These stores don’t have the corporate buffer that insulates you from the truth.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In combination with water vapor, CO2 insulates the Earth, keeping it from turning into a frozen world.
—Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
This insulates politicians from voter backlash.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
In the case of mammoths, the company argues that having mammoth-like creatures lumbering through the Arctic would compress the snow and grass that insulates the ground, slowing the rate of permafrost thaw and the release of carbon contained in this fragile ecosystem.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The company says that the fabric effectively insulates temperature and sound, stands strong against wind, and provides durable, UV-resistant performance over time.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The metal also helps form the myelin that coats and insulates the communication lines and helps microglial cells clear cellular debris that can impede brain function.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
EVs can run on electricity produced here at home, which insulates Americans from global oil shocks and stabilizes energy costs.
—James Brock, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
These stores don’t have the corporate buffer that insulates you from the truth.
—Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In combination with water vapor, CO2 insulates the Earth, keeping it from turning into a frozen world.
—Kenneth J. Davis, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
This insulates politicians from voter backlash.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
In the case of mammoths, the company argues that having mammoth-like creatures lumbering through the Arctic would compress the snow and grass that insulates the ground, slowing the rate of permafrost thaw and the release of carbon contained in this fragile ecosystem.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The company says that the fabric effectively insulates temperature and sound, stands strong against wind, and provides durable, UV-resistant performance over time.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulates
Verb
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force The Sea of Japan separates Russia's far eastern regions from the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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This unique body of water, which separates Melbourne from the barrier island of Melbourne Beach, is incredibly biodiverse.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Incrementality isolates true lift, helping marketers quantify what exposure really moved the needle.—
Srikanth Ramachandran,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Insulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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