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
Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Fans of her quarantine videos will appreciate the pilot’s musical number and practical effects, such as miniature sets and fire made from tissue paper.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 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
The quarantine will impact retailers, wholesalers and growers who work with any of the vulnerable produce varieties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Fans of her quarantine videos will appreciate the pilot’s musical number and practical effects, such as miniature sets and fire made from tissue paper.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 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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China’s effort to prompt a strong reaction to climate change and a transition to greater reliance on alternative forms of energy isn’t confined to academic research.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To combat isolation amid shorter days, keep in touch with loved ones, NextStep4MentalHealth advises.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During its first project, the team found that young people entering youth shelters struggled with isolation, so the team members built a board game cart and collected hundreds of games, books and clothes for a local youth shelter.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dismantling of segregation was a profound moral and political victory.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Crews continue to look for opportunities east and northeast of Sawmill Flat facing steep, dangerous terrain with limited natural features for containment.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the White Sage Fire burning farther north on the Kaibab Plateau has remained at 95% containment.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The drop in attendance in California's Central Valley schools is not isolated.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The National Weather Service in Nashville said the region is at a slight risk, a two on the five-step scale, for damaging winds, isolated large hail, heavy rains, frequent lightning and a possible tornado.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film follows Misty Jones (Chastain), a former country star who comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece (Faith), herself a rising country musician.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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