INSULATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

insulating

verb

present participle of insulate

as in isolating

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 insulating The Supreme Court has long understood the cost of insulating jury deliberations from review. — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Right now, that means shoveling rocks, insulating and backfilling the basement of the American Hotel, the original hotel in the town which burned down in 2020. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 That thick, insulating double coat remains one of the breed’s most recognizable features. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 From rain jackets and insulating layers to waterproof boots and four-season sleeping bags, now is the perfect time to upgrade your gear. — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 Woven from European flax, this duvet lets body heat escape and prevents sweaty sheets during warmer months, while insulating you in cooler months. — Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026 Insulating pipes can save you money The United States Department of Energy reports that insulating hot water pipes is a notable way to save energy and money. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Hilly trails and waterfalls beckon hikers, but Lake Superior’s insulating effect means peak color can be tricky to time. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Anything that protrudes above the shallow, insulating snow cover is more prone to being damaged by the cold and wind or eaten by wildlife, said plant ecologist Anne Bjorkman of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Researchers at a lab at the University of Illinois Chicago have been testing the water for the event for safety, including filtering concentrated bacteria, isolating the DNA, then amplifying it to measure how much is in the water.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Test sober meet-ups without isolating attendees and make sure campaign imagery sells the experience, not the drinking.

— Sunita Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of isolating

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That means preserving provenance across generations, separating the ability to design a successor from the authority to instantiate it and auditing evaluators as carefully as models.

— Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Software will be as important as the aircraft The Air Force is also separating CCA mission-autonomy software from the aircraft themselves.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

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