as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake
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Recent Examples of isolate
Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates can encode plastic-degrading enzymes that allow survival on plastic and augment biofilm formation.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Entire neighborhoods disappeared underwater, leaving residents cut off and isolated.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Many companies now sell CBD oils, tinctures, or isolates that can be added to a homemade batch of lemonade.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates can encode plastic-degrading enzymes that allow survival on plastic and augment biofilm formation.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Adjective
In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Entire neighborhoods disappeared underwater, leaving residents cut off and isolated.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolate
Noun
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Dexter is now a bit of a hermit living in the wilderness, when his past begins to catch up with him.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The technique was initially practiced alone, but in 1260 a hermit in Perugia launched a movement, and organized processions of mass self-flagellation broke out across Italy.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rain is forecast to begin arriving along Baja California Sur on Wednesday and continue through Friday, bringing 4 to 8 inches of rain, with greater amounts possible in isolated locations.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, Local Law 42, the law limiting solitary, requires 14 hours per day of out-of-cell time.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.—
Kenny Herzog,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Juvenile inmates are segregated from the adult jail population, Moyer said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This summer will have been a baptism of fire for Underwood, too, jumping from the insulated confines of academy football into the bearpit of a window that will go some way to deciding whether Leeds are relegated or not.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, a drone meant for pizza delivery might prioritize battery life and flight time, perhaps with an insulated payload bay to keep the food warm.—
Divyaditya Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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