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
Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The daily virus testing and the constant prospect of being quarantined had a chilling effect on every form of contact.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Hello, this team had a plane land in freezing temperatures, chased down a bad guy connected to Voight’s (Jason Beghe) past, reunited Upstead, and managed to keep characters alive from all three shows under quarantine at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The public health official told him to keep the kids in the hospital and quarantine them.
—Andrew Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The daily virus testing and the constant prospect of being quarantined had a chilling effect on every form of contact.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Boulder Valley School District, alongside its health partners, including the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, is telling unvaccinated students to stay home during the quarantine period due to possible exposure.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Hello, this team had a plane land in freezing temperatures, chased down a bad guy connected to Voight’s (Jason Beghe) past, reunited Upstead, and managed to keep characters alive from all three shows under quarantine at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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While there’s plenty of nostalgia to satisfy old souls like myself, this isn’t a route where the glory days are confined to the rearview mirror.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Walking breaks us vast neighborhood travelers out of isolation and builds or renews connections.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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The resolution served to underscore Iran’s isolation amid the nearly two-week war, even as Qatar and Oman — historically friendly countries toward Tehran — push for diplomacy.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The spokesperson said that Rodriguez Gutierrez chose to be removed with her children on March 5.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Born out of wedlock to a teenage mom, growing up under the oppressive cloud of segregation, confined to schools, sports facilities, movie theaters that were separate and unequal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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For decades, the phrase has symbolized the mythos of the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency — and drawn criticism for glossing over parts of its history tied to racial violence and segregation.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to his family’s attorney, Nikolas De Bremaeker, the boy was separated from the medical devices during the deportation process.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The line separating the two is blurry, as both star types experience winds and ejecta before dying.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The development came a week after the agency finished its cleanup and containment efforts at the Englebright Lake and a day after the lake was reopened for the public.—
Chaewon Chung
March 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The hydrogel acts like a containment layer that holds bacteria close to the electrode while allowing liquids to flow through.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are all kinds of ways they were not isolated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe described the early stages as isolating.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The hotel, located in the popular beach town of Ksamil, is tucked away in a private corner of the community, providing easy access to its famed nightlife and delicious restaurants, but just far away enough to offer the right amount of seclusion.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Other songwriters might opt to wring notes of sadness from the whole squad getting hitched, but this one is winking at the listener, signifying the end of his seclusion in Europe and the embrace of fans who haven’t had an audience with him in a long time.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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