as in to confine
to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading
The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
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Recent Examples of quarantine
Rob Stein, NPR, 11 June 2026
Violations can result in orders to return animals to their place of origin or in the animals being quarantined at the place that received them.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
ABC News, 6 June 2026
Contact tracing, quarantine, and rapid isolation control spread.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 6 June 2026
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Verb
Given the virus doesn't appear to spread very easily from one person to another, the passengers could quarantine at home without posing a danger to the community, Hodge and others say.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 11 June 2026
Violations can result in orders to return animals to their place of origin or in the animals being quarantined at the place that received them.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
The pandas, a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female, will be in quarantine for a month and then acclimated to their new home in the Taipei Zoo before they are unveiled to the public.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
Contact tracing, quarantine, and rapid isolation control spread.
—Tom Frieden, STAT, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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The researchers confined the particles inside an isolated quantum system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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His legacy at this point is confined to the unfunded mandates of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the equally unfunded obligations created by ignoring a statute of repose for child abuse claims, regrettably upheld by a bare majority on the Maryland Supreme Court.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Workspace isolation ensures the agent can't access other departments' data.—
Bernard Aceituno,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The key finding was that if public health interventions aren’t implemented swiftly and strongly—with contact tracing and case isolation—then the outbreak could rival or exceed the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
Verb
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South of Miami, the Florida Keys are known for their laidback charm, far removed from the hustle and bustle of Orlando's theme parks.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The car has since been removed, and the Shorewood Building Department is evaluating the damage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The latest work examined the internal arrangement and segregation of the reactor system, shielding requirements, and the impact on cargo deck layout and vehicle capacity, alongside stability and trim implications linked to the reactor’s weight and positioning.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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These housing communities were largely underfunded, poorly maintained and often exacerbated issues of racial and economic segregation in American cities.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The for and against are separated by 13,004 votes.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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This series has been so close, and such a classic, that through three games the teams are separated by just one goal — Las Vegas 13, Carolina 12.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Engineers at Titan-2 oversaw the installation of the core catcher into a concrete shaft of the reactor containment building for Unit 7.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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After more than a month of battling the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch and Echols County and the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, both are now at 100% containment, the Georgia Forestry Commission announced on Thursday.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In one of the CDC modeling’s worst-case scenarios, in which only 20 percent of Ebola cases are isolated, most simulations projected more than 20,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths within just three months.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Such a ban risks isolating vulnerable children who rely on digital connections for crucial support.—
Belonging Forum,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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On the west coast, Sal Salis offers a raw, deeply immersive connection to land and sea where luxury is defined by simplicity, seclusion and the untouched beauty of Cape Range National Park.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Other allegations include intrusion upon seclusion, negligence, and unjust enrichment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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