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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
Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Here's a look at where Texas cases stand as state and federal officials have quarantined 21 counties to prevent the spread of the screwworm. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
According to the orders placing the counties under quarantine, the quarantine will remain in effect until the commission lifts it. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 According to the police statement, the owners will still have the opportunity to request a court hearing following the investigation, which includes a 10-day quarantine period for the dogs. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 1 July 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
  • Most of its strongest thunderstorms remain confined to the southern half of the circulation, while dry air continues to disrupt development despite fuel from near-record warm Gulf water.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Despite decades of research, terahertz systems have remained largely confined to laboratories because the equipment needed to generate, manipulate, and detect these signals is often bulky, expensive, and difficult to scale.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of confine
Noun
  • The all-new Tokyo Design Studio Niobium Concept 1 (TDS MSNB1) was born from that same style of category-decimating experimentation back in the days of isolation and face masks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • When selecting an innerspring mattress, look for pocketed coils, which move independently to improve motion isolation.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of isolation
Verb
  • Hanaway’s office filed a petition to remove Johnston from office, alleging misconduct, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • The star’s daughter Zahara, 21, and son Maddox, 24, are both seeking to remove Pitt from their legal names, according to court documents filed in California.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of remove
Noun
  • When Johnson launched Johnson Products in 1954, Black businesses faced segregation and exclusion.
    — Deloris Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • DeVriese-Sebilla said those attitudes had lasting consequences for Argentine, describing housing segregation as one of the community’s greatest historical challenges.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of segregation
Verb
  • Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of separate
Noun
  • The Ohio Fire, which also started Saturday in Blaine County, is approximately 500 acres with 0% containment, according to Watch Duty.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2026
  • Balancing irregular propulsion demands This reduces the risk of sudden pressure drops or containment stress.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of containment
Verb
  • Victims of this manipulation scheme, Nathan and Aesha conspire to impose on the dinner’s seating arrangements in such a way that Luke is sitting next to Joy, and Gen is isolated at the end of the table.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Words of Advice Feeling isolated after welcoming a baby is more common than many parents realize.
    — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 14 July 2026
Definition of isolate
Noun
  • Plus, its elevated location lends an air of seclusion and delivers panoramic views of Pollonia.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
  • Harbour Island is known for its pink-sand beaches, luxury estates and relative seclusion compared with many other Caribbean destinations.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
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