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
Caregiving is too hard and too isolating to do it on your own.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
The patient required hospitalization and is now isolating and recovering at home.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Before trying celery juice, consider checking with a healthcare provider and incorporating it into a nutritious diet rather than isolating it as part of a juice cleanse.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
In a lengthy scene in the desert, the camera pans to each character, isolating them or putting them in pairings to argue, bicker, and reveal themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
In some cases, major flooding is possible, in which floodwaters are severe enough to cause structural damage and widespread road flooding, even isolating some locations.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The tide could be a foot higher than the point where major flooding begins that can produce severe damage to homes and businesses, making some roads impassable and isolating neighborhoods.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
For decades, unflattering stereotypes of gamers as lethargic young men engaging in an isolating hobby have persevered in popular culture.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Second, the job is more isolating than most imagine.
—Carolyn Dewar, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
The patient required hospitalization and is now isolating and recovering at home.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Before trying celery juice, consider checking with a healthcare provider and incorporating it into a nutritious diet rather than isolating it as part of a juice cleanse.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
In a lengthy scene in the desert, the camera pans to each character, isolating them or putting them in pairings to argue, bicker, and reveal themselves.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
In some cases, major flooding is possible, in which floodwaters are severe enough to cause structural damage and widespread road flooding, even isolating some locations.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The tide could be a foot higher than the point where major flooding begins that can produce severe damage to homes and businesses, making some roads impassable and isolating neighborhoods.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
For decades, unflattering stereotypes of gamers as lethargic young men engaging in an isolating hobby have persevered in popular culture.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Second, the job is more isolating than most imagine.
—Carolyn Dewar, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
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Trudeau went through a public split of his own in 2023, separating from estranged wife Sophie Gregoire.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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By separating, the two new entities should trade at multiples closer to their industry peers, and their combined values should be worth more than what DuPont currently trades at, which was around $76 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of about $32 billion.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Letting the very small number of transgender students in Minnesota play on their school sports teams doesn't harm anyone, but segregating them does.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 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
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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