as in to separate
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 isolate
Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Our goal should be to create a justice system that heals and rehabilitates rather than one that punishes and isolates.
—The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Compared to the Season 2 finale, that marks a 19% increase overall and a 54% increase when isolating for streaming viewership alone, according to a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on Showtime’s cable channel and Paramount Global’s own data regarding streams on Paramount+.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Thus, continued surveillance and genetic analysis of viral isolates remains essential.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Our goal should be to create a justice system that heals and rehabilitates rather than one that punishes and isolates.
—The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
Verb
But Palpatine's genius is less about those poisonous whispers than his plot to isolate Anakin from his friends.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Compared to the Season 2 finale, that marks a 19% increase overall and a 54% increase when isolating for streaming viewership alone, according to a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on Showtime’s cable channel and Paramount Global’s own data regarding streams on Paramount+.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolate
Noun
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Sure, the $150,000 price tag might make your wallet wince, but for the chance to be a high-tech hermit with all the comforts of home?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sure, the $150,000 price tag might make your wallet wince, but for the chance to be a high-tech hermit with all the comforts of home?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Start setting up your financial system by separating your personal and business finances.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Rojas had been separated from his wife for about a year.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, Local Law 42, the law limiting solitary, requires 14 hours per day of out-of-cell time.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.—
Kenny Herzog,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
Verb
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These include separate areas for men and women and dedicated zones for families, as well as space to segregate those who are potentially violent, and private meeting areas for lawyers and their clients.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit contends that despite having a refund policy, ECE International’s owners did not segregate travel deposits from non-refundable portions.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its influence on the withdrawn protagonist, Jamie (played by Owen Cooper), is largely implied.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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The withdrawn San Francisco drama, about lonely nonbinary nanny and restaurant server Cass (Asia Kate Dillon), is simple in its presentation, but disguises numerous layers to its story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is also an outdoor adventure course, a splash zone, and non-motorized water sports at the secluded beachfront.—
Kareema Bee,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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Without a secluded period and monitoring, officials said the birds could have been a risk for spreading zoonotic diseases, such as bird flu.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The walk from Mercedes to Giorgio Baldi’s cloistered front door has become something of a runway for Rhianna over the years.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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In spite of obvious parallels in the OVO stars’ individual and shared bodies of work, the album $$$4U’s mind-set most resembles Taylor Swift’s Reputation, the cloistered R&B pivot released after lashing out at the erstwhile Kardashian-Wests backfired.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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