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
Don’t allow foam board insulation to contact the ground because termites can tunnel through it into a structure.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, waiting and extra mulch insulation can help turn your earthy end-of-season snacks into mild, sweet, and savory treats if only light freezes persist.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Leaf litter and hollow stems provide critical shelter and insulation for many insects and small animals during the winter.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
The only downside is that the insulation gets funky after a couple years.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, waiting and extra mulch insulation can help turn your earthy end-of-season snacks into mild, sweet, and savory treats if only light freezes persist.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Leaf litter and hollow stems provide critical shelter and insulation for many insects and small animals during the winter.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
The only downside is that the insulation gets funky after a couple years.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
Noun
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Gone is the Monster’s sophisticated consciousness, his months spent in solitude, his intimate revenge plot.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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What begins as an act of solitude unfolds into an unexpected encounter with both people and places gradually evolving into a quiet yet intense philosophical exchange that unearths themes of displacement, trauma and renewal.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Questions of safety and privacy are often argued when drones are discussed, as these little flying robots tend to make people uncomfortable.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some use protocols that are not designed to protect privacy, obscure ownership or fail to encrypt traffic properly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Silence about abuse reinforces shame and isolation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Addressing the isolation of young people has become an urgent priority in eastern Ukraine.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wilson carefully framed federal discrimination as good government, arguing that segregation ensured efficiency, minimized conflict, and maintained the integrity of federal institutions.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, residents have endured a tax foreclosure crisis and, decades before that, the city of Detroit was redlined, a practice by government appraisers that led to neighborhood segregation, disinvestment and stripped Black people of home ownership opportunities.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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