as in hermits
a person who lives away from others
interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate
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as in separates
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 isolates
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The result is a five-phage product capable of killing a broad range of Enterobacter isolates.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Adductor Machine The adductor machine isolates and strengthens inner thigh muscles effectively.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This isolates families and pushes them further away from systems that could otherwise offer support.
—Justin Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
This exercise isolates the adductor muscles, strengthening your inner thighs and improving hip stability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The Delaware Democrat said to remove the negative stigma, party members need to combat online rhetoric that isolates or alienates different demographics.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
The thin layer of insulation electrically isolates the transistor’s gate from the channel through which current flows when the transistor is on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
Noun
The gun-owning Susan Lorincz isolates and relentlessly harasses and targets Ajike Owens’ family, calling police countless times about such infractions as kids playing on the lawn and them just being kids.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
The result is a five-phage product capable of killing a broad range of Enterobacter isolates.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Adductor Machine The adductor machine isolates and strengthens inner thigh muscles effectively.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This isolates families and pushes them further away from systems that could otherwise offer support.
—Justin Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
With key figures like Governor KathyHochul and Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie already on board, Jeffries’ endorsement isolates remaining holdouts and underscores the growing influence of Democratic socialists in mainstream politics.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The project, which has been on ice for decades due to international concerns, effectively isolates the territory by cutting off the West Bank from East Jerusalem.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
This exercise isolates the adductor muscles, strengthening your inner thighs and improving hip stability.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The Delaware Democrat said to remove the negative stigma, party members need to combat online rhetoric that isolates or alienates different demographics.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
The thin layer of insulation electrically isolates the transistor’s gate from the channel through which current flows when the transistor is on.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolates
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Forest monks, anchorites, and hermits have made similar sacrifices in the name of God.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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The cautious hermits of the KMT do not attempt to forecast the future.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That willingness to embrace the unknown, Rogier said, often separates those who reach the top from those who plateau along the way.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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First stage booster to attempt landing After the upper stage separates from the booster, Blue Origin will once again attempt to land the first stage on a drone ship, named Jacklyn, several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Isolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolates. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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