as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
she had grown up in such rural insulation that she'd never met anyone of a different race
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Recent Examples of insulation
Developed under the Japanese fashion company’s LifeWear line, the uniforms are crafted from the moisture-wicking and heat-generating Heattech material, with insulation provided by Pufftech.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Chilly Rooms If certain rooms of your home are colder than others, this can be a sign of damaged insulation.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
New myco-insulation technique offers a way to intercept that waste stream and turn it into a high-value product.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Air-dry flat to prevent insulation from clumping or fabric from snagging or pilling.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Chilly Rooms If certain rooms of your home are colder than others, this can be a sign of damaged insulation.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
New myco-insulation technique offers a way to intercept that waste stream and turn it into a high-value product.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Air-dry flat to prevent insulation from clumping or fabric from snagging or pilling.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
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Meanwhile, the plants grown in solitude had significantly higher levels of anthocyanins.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the movie’s first dramatic scene, achingly redolent of memory, the brothers—the older is eleven, the younger eight—loll in front of their family’s house, snacking, grousing, playing with paper action figures, trying to fill the solitude and the silence around them with banter and bravado.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Concerns about data privacy and worries that Europe is not doing enough to keep up with the United States and Chinese tech leadership are also fueling the drive.—
Kelvin Chan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Weigh the convenience against the privacy trade-off.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Studies show that men aged 16 to 28 report social isolation and loneliness among their top three challenges.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Other European capitals, including Kyiv and London, consider it too soon to end Putin’s diplomatic isolation, Le Monde reported.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lincoln Hills, once the largest African American recreational resort west of the Mississippi, was created in response to segregation.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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My ethnic group has suffered lynchings, legal segregation and stereotypes that continue to the present day.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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