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
Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The quarantine will impact retailers, wholesalers and growers who work with any of the vulnerable produce varieties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 July 2025
In the meantime, Austin reported its first case of measles, an infant who had traveled out of the country and was quarantined, on Feb. 28.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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Verb
Ten years later, amid a nationwide quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona narrowly missed out on getting a 10th congressional seat from the 2020 census.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The quarantine will impact retailers, wholesalers and growers who work with any of the vulnerable produce varieties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The pair grew close while quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Hacmon first appearing in a Paytas video one month after the March 2020 lockdown order.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 July 2025
In the meantime, Austin reported its first case of measles, an infant who had traveled out of the country and was quarantined, on Feb. 28.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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In November and December, the above normal fire risk is mainly confined to southern California.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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These materials will be used to build the powerful magnets that form a magnetic cage to confine plasma heated to temperatures exceeding 150 million degrees Celsius (302 million degrees Fahrenheit).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Time behind bars often brings exposure to violence, isolation, and the loss of personal control, experiences that can create lingering fear, anxiety, and symptoms much like post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media platforms, including YouTube and X, have begun removing videos of the attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This effort revealed a people determined to resist segregation and abuse in public transportation.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The map would use Troost Avenue, a historic symbol of racial segregation in Kansas City, as the dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But that isn’t separating Texans from their steaks.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gray loves Catrice Hyper Lash Mascara, which separates lashes for definition, length, volume, and curl.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their trail of tar tracks would come to an end at a chemical rinse and containment chamber where, upon exiting, Rusty saw for the first time ever his metal parts shine and glisten to an almost mirror quality.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The procedure typically begins with local anesthesia and placement of a rubber dam to isolate the tooth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set on 400 acres and more than two miles of uninterrupted beach frontage, the property is designed to offer seclusion and personalized service, with 36 bedrooms in 17 bungalow cottages, as well as real estate offerings and several world-class restaurants, including Nobu.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Tokugawa shogunate, from 1603 to 1868, long upheld a policy of national seclusion, sealing Japan’s borders and culture from outside influence.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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