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Synonyms & Antonyms of quarantine
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- The hospital quarantined the infected patients.
- The dog was immediately quarantined.
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 29 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of quarantine was in 1617
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