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
The deepest layer, the hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue, is mostly fat that cushions and insulates your body.
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New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Adding a fresh layer of mulch just before cold weather insulates plant roots, protecting them from temperature extremes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
They cannot be removed for their policymaking decisions, which protects their autonomy and insulates them from politics.
—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
New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Adding a fresh layer of mulch just before cold weather insulates plant roots, protecting them from temperature extremes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
They cannot be removed for their policymaking decisions, which protects their autonomy and insulates them from politics.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulates
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Use of cyanide in mining Gold extraction often uses cyanide, a toxic chemical that separates the metal from its ore.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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So roughly $300 billion – a 7% gap – separates these three nations and California on this vanity scorecard.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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With key figures like Governor KathyHochul and Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie already on board, Jeffries’ endorsement isolates remaining holdouts and underscores the growing influence of Democratic socialists in mainstream politics.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 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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