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
This mulch acts as an insulating layer, protecting the plant from freeze-thaw cycles.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Mulch has many benefits in the garden, like retaining soil moisture, insulating roots, and deterring weeds.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Residents are urged to take immediate measures such as insulating pipes, covering plants, and checking on potentially vulnerable individuals and pets.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In some methods, these processes work by disrupting the combustion cycle, either by charring the fabric, releasing flame-suppressing gases, or creating an insulating layer.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 19th century, the global ice trade employed tens of thousands of men harvesting massive blocks of frozen water from northern lakes, insulating them in sawdust, and shipping them to tropical cities where refrigeration hadn’t yet arrived.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This creates urgency while potentially insulating OpenAI from criticism—acknowledging the bubble exists while positioning his company's infrastructure spending as different and necessary.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Some states are even passing laws insulating their universities from being punished for breaking the pay-for-play rules.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Mulch has many benefits in the garden, like retaining soil moisture, insulating roots, and deterring weeds.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
For Hughes, the university’s mission should be about equipping students to think critically rather than insulating them from professors’ political beliefs.
—Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Residents are urged to take immediate measures such as insulating pipes, covering plants, and checking on potentially vulnerable individuals and pets.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In some methods, these processes work by disrupting the combustion cycle, either by charring the fabric, releasing flame-suppressing gases, or creating an insulating layer.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 19th century, the global ice trade employed tens of thousands of men harvesting massive blocks of frozen water from northern lakes, insulating them in sawdust, and shipping them to tropical cities where refrigeration hadn’t yet arrived.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This creates urgency while potentially insulating OpenAI from criticism—acknowledging the bubble exists while positioning his company's infrastructure spending as different and necessary.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Some states are even passing laws insulating their universities from being punished for breaking the pay-for-play rules.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulating
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The tide could be a foot higher than the point where major flooding begins that can produce severe damage to homes and businesses, making some roads impassable and isolating neighborhoods.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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For decades, unflattering stereotypes of gamers as lethargic young men engaging in an isolating hobby have persevered in popular culture.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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The first and fifth-place finishes pushed Mercedes further ahead of Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, a 25-point gap separating the two.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Poehler and Arnett welcomed two children together, sons Archie and Abel, before separating in 2012 and finalizing their divorce in 2016.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Insulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulating. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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