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
Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
The ship will be disinfected using chlorine and peroxide over the next week and crew members, most of which are from the Philippines, will enter immediate quarantine.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 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
Preventing the spread of screwworm Raff said the screwworms were eradicated in the mid 1900s not just with quarantine, but by the production of male flies that could not reproduce.
—Eva Flowe
june 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
The ship will be disinfected using chlorine and peroxide over the next week and crew members, most of which are from the Philippines, will enter immediate quarantine.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 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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The irony is not lost on her; the same interconnected world that allows Korean dramas to find global audiences has also made genuine isolation almost impossible.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The Aura report finds that as the summer wears on, one in three children score low on Aura's Digital Wellbeing Index, which correlates digital behaviors with a range of health parameters, including sleep, mood, isolation and their ability to regulate emotions.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Verb
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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For that matter, Spencer Schwellenbach’s rehabilitation from surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow will be closer to completion.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The story does not flinch from the realities of segregation, including the violence that the family faced moving into white neighborhoods in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Owens was begrudgingly congratulated by Hitler, but neither he nor the other Black medalists were ever even acknowledged by Roosevelt, who had also refused to endorse a boycott of the Games—an effort led by Black and Jewish organizations that opposed both Nazism and American segregation.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Dutch find separating goal to regain control With Japan in full control of momentum after the quick answer, the Netherlands parlayed a swing of possession into a winner in the 64th minute.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Buddha offers an egalitarian path to enlightenment; Confucius codifies a religion of learning; Augustine infuses Christianity with Plato and Aristotle; Martin Luther shifts spirituality inward; Duns Scotus separates belief from knowledge; William of Ockham cultivates equality under the law.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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This low-pressure environment reduces the physical risk of a containment breach compared to high-pressure water systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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That’s why containment is becoming the requirement.—
Scott Alldridge,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Firefighters have also isolated lithium-ion batteries and have hoselines dousing them.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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To isolate the more desirable U-235, scientists strip away its more stable cousin, U-238, through a process known as enrichment.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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In the seclusion of The Rabbit Hole, the members-only speakeasy in the building’s second floor, members could purchase a Spirit of Champions Limited Edition decanter for $1,700 and select a country of representation that the Mexican artisans translated on-site into a one-of-one keepsake.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Lexie Zhao & Haina Zhou Drawn from seclusion to serve the realm in chaos, LV An journeys to Luoyang with his wife XU – into ruin.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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