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
Residents are urged to take immediate measures such as insulating pipes, covering plants, and checking on potentially vulnerable individuals and pets.
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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
Covering them can help mimic the conditions of a cellar—insulating them against fluctuating temperatures and keeping them from drying out.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 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
This novel state of matter is a metallic phase in an otherwise insulating compound that can only be accessed by using ultrafast lasers.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
In fact, its thermal conductivity is comparable to or better than some of the synthetic insulating materials used in buildings today.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
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
Covering them can help mimic the conditions of a cellar—insulating them against fluctuating temperatures and keeping them from drying out.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 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
This novel state of matter is a metallic phase in an otherwise insulating compound that can only be accessed by using ultrafast lasers.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
In fact, its thermal conductivity is comparable to or better than some of the synthetic insulating materials used in buildings today.
—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulating
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Whether isolating public officials for harassment, doxing, intimidation, and ultimately attempted assassination, it is all carefully planned, executed and thought through.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The journey into the unknown can be both exciting and isolating.—
James Patterson,
Big Think,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Inland Rail Trail is a 21-mile bike path that is 8 to 10 feet wide with a 2-foot-wide unpaved shoulder and barriers separating the trail from motor vehicles.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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There were just two points separating the teams after Blake Grupe’s field goal in the fourth quarter, before two crucial plays from Josh Allen – first a 27-yard scramble through the Saints defense, then a 28-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid – extended the Bills’ lead.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Insulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulating. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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