as in separating
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 isolating
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.
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Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Your support system may weaken, isolating you even further.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dementia is isolating enough without losing your friends in the process.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Expanding military operations in Gaza would put the lives of countless Palestinians and the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza at risk while further isolating Israel internationally.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Pleasure should be expansive, not isolating.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Still, raising your kids as part of a minority, especially one that faces misrepresentation, can feel isolating.
—Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Conversations like these can create richer family relationships and help counteract smartphones’ isolating nature.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
Your support system may weaken, isolating you even further.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Dementia is isolating enough without losing your friends in the process.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Expanding military operations in Gaza would put the lives of countless Palestinians and the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza at risk while further isolating Israel internationally.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Pleasure should be expansive, not isolating.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
Still, raising your kids as part of a minority, especially one that faces misrepresentation, can feel isolating.
—Simran Jeet Singh, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Conversations like these can create richer family relationships and help counteract smartphones’ isolating nature.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
Verb
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Thurman, 55, filed for divorce from Hawke in 2004, after separating the year before.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Joy and grief, there’s no separating the two, period.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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