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
Rather than isolating elders to a clinical setting, Assisted Living Magazine encourages environments where leisure, purpose, and community are part of everyone’s daily life.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
During the dictatorships after World War II, the natural barrier of the Accursed Mountains was fortified, set about with land mines, and patrolled, effectively isolating the stronghold of Albania from the rest of the world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
For instance, the ants seem to be protecting more vulnerable members of their community by isolating sections of their enclosure.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The Broncos began isolating their playmakers one-on-one, and Nix took advantage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 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
Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
During the dictatorships after World War II, the natural barrier of the Accursed Mountains was fortified, set about with land mines, and patrolled, effectively isolating the stronghold of Albania from the rest of the world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
For instance, the ants seem to be protecting more vulnerable members of their community by isolating sections of their enclosure.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The Broncos began isolating their playmakers one-on-one, and Nix took advantage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
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Yet, asked specifically about the fine hairs separating the top three undefeated teams in this first ranking, Mack Rhoades, the committee chair and athletic director at Baylor, sounded like a man torn between numbers and gut feelings.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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To overcome the challenge, the scientists used state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to sift through massive amounts of data, separating the elusive tWZ signal from background noise.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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His surprising case for segregation is that prisons are self-segregating, and white people still have power in the yard.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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