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verb

Definition of quarantinenext
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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noun

as in isolation

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Recent Examples of quarantine
Verb
The property has been quarantined to restrict the movement of poultry and poultry products, and the birds there were depopulated to prevent the disease from spreading. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Infected flocks are quarantined, and usually the birds are destroyed. — Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
Fischer and Wilson completed the script in two weeks in 2021 while in quarantine, before producers sent it to Colman. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Back then, Pereira led the local bureau of Brazil’s agency for Indigenous affairs and provided them with food and water, and coordinated a quarantine to prevent the virus from reaching Indigenous villages. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarantine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
  1. confine
  2. isolation
  3. remove
  4. segregation
  5. separate
  6. containment
  7. isolate
  8. seclusion
Verb
  • Tokamaks and stellarators use magnetic fields to confine plasma.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • After all, Kyoto is known for its historic preservation that isn’t confined to museums.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of confine
Noun
  • Colorado Horsepower helps veterans and first responders heal from trauma, stress and isolation.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The northern/central part of Canada The US… Because of our geographic isolation and military/naval dominance, the US basically doesn’t have to worry about anything but nukes.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of isolation
Verb
  • The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • And while Avon itself is quieter than its neighbors, complimentary shuttles run to both Vail and Beaver Creek, so you’re not cut off from the valley’s buzziest restaurants and après spots—just slightly removed from them.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of remove
Noun
  • Through Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights era, those leaders were nearly all Democrats.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Through Jim Crow segregation and the civil rights era, those leaders were nearly all Democrats.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of segregation
Verb
  • The leather chain separates from the meat chain early and runs through more hands, weakening the link between the tannery and the farm.
    — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The couple briefly separated in 2025 after the first season of the reality show had aired, but later reconciled.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of separate
Noun
  • The containment process involved additional technical complexities.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Flash forward three years, and the T-word was out of containment.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of containment
Verb
  • Cybergenetics isolated the unknown person’s genotypes from each DNA sample and compared them to determine whether the cases were connected.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In 1997 the City of Annapolis isolated Eastport when the Spa Creek bridge was temporarily closed for unannounced repairs.
    — Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of isolate
Noun
  • There was Howard Hughes, too, the eccentric American billionaire who spent years living in near-total seclusion in a Las Vegas hotel penthouse, whose lonely existence became a reference for Timothée Chalamet’s burdened Emperor Paul Atreides.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Consisting of just three hilltop villas, the property debuted from renovations and a name reset in April 2026, and prioritizes seclusion and comfort.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of seclusion

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