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as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view the hikers unexpectedly came upon an isolated mountain cabin

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isolated

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verb

past tense of isolate

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Recent Examples of isolated
Adjective
Stankovic’s intense drama – based on true events – mixes religion with violence as recovering addicts head to an isolated monastery. Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025 Officials have indicated that his death appears to be an isolated incident. Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
He may very well be isolated again, and that is the terror. Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025 When you're isolated, that sweet-talking stranger starts looking pretty appealing. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for isolated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolated
Adjective
  • Surrounded by rocky limestone cliffs, verdant rainforests and the emerald Andaman Sea, the world’s first Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a secluded, 54-room temple to contemporary Thai design that is as beautiful as its backdrop.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sunset and Ocean Isle beaches are favorites for families, while Caswell and Bald Head Island are more secluded and rich with wildlife.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In August 2023, Perez – a tourism official who manages the island’s biggest concert venue, the Coliseo – got a phone call from two producers for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the genre-bending Puerto Rican rapper, singer, actor and occasional professional wrestler better known as Bad Bunny.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • About the series This is the second this year in an occasional series on 2025 winners of the annual WaterSmart Landscape Contest, conducted in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An explosion separated the Bell’s tail boom, main rotor, mast and transmission and sent the fuselage crashing into the ground.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As before, the Humane Editor uses a large central workspace subdivided into individual documents, here separated by backtick characters.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cruz plays Jenny Brooks, a sheltered grad school student who works at a nonprofit soup kitchen.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Seek refuge at rest areas or sheltered spots.
    Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the time, Miami Beach was segregated, but Black patrons were welcome at the Hampton House in Brownsville, Miami’s thriving Black neighborhood.
    Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Juvenile inmates are segregated from the adult jail population, Moyer said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.
    Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • One is the character of the factory owner, Baek Joo-sang, who has a very dark, hidden side to him, but who is also considered a good boss and decent person by the people around him.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Isolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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