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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 quarantined
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The quarantined products include 4-packs of Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil and single cans of Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Sea Salt, both of which were recalled back in February 2025 after the company’s supplier flagged a manufacturing defect on the pull tab.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The quarantined students were not vaccinated, officials added.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The National Association of State Health Veterinarians says all unvaccinated dogs and cats exposed to a rabid animal need to be quarantined for four months and vaccinated one month before being released.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Although the situation is harrowing—and may remind travelers of the cruise ships that were quarantined during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—officials say that the general public does not have cause for concern.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
The animals were also quarantined prior to transport.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
His commander sent him an email asking to share his videos with troops quarantined in the dorms.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
One of the flash points in women’s college basketball history unfolded during the 2021 NCAA tournament, when all teams were quarantined in the same bubble in San Antonio for all rounds during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Chicago police sources said he was being quarantined for something that's suspected to be contagious, possibly Tuberculosis.
—Adam Sabes , Cb Cotton, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
During the pandemic, the Navy essentially quarantined ships by keeping them at sea, with multiple ships remaining deployed for roughly 10 and 11 months.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Grismer said the result of such quarantined conditions is the development of species that exist only there, at times inside of just a single cave.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The quarantined products include 4-packs of Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil and single cans of Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Sea Salt, both of which were recalled back in February 2025 after the company’s supplier flagged a manufacturing defect on the pull tab.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The quarantined students were not vaccinated, officials added.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Those with symptoms will be quarantined on a Madrid military base, and people without symptoms will be sent home, BBC reported.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The National Association of State Health Veterinarians says all unvaccinated dogs and cats exposed to a rabid animal need to be quarantined for four months and vaccinated one month before being released.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Although the situation is harrowing—and may remind travelers of the cruise ships that were quarantined during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—officials say that the general public does not have cause for concern.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
The animals were also quarantined prior to transport.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
His commander sent him an email asking to share his videos with troops quarantined in the dorms.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
One of the flash points in women’s college basketball history unfolded during the 2021 NCAA tournament, when all teams were quarantined in the same bubble in San Antonio for all rounds during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Chicago police sources said he was being quarantined for something that's suspected to be contagious, possibly Tuberculosis.
—Adam Sabes , Cb Cotton, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
During the pandemic, the Navy essentially quarantined ships by keeping them at sea, with multiple ships remaining deployed for roughly 10 and 11 months.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantined
Adjective
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Tommy Flanagan served as another ally to Maximus and Lucilla as Cicero, who facilitated communication between the separated lovers.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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With help from some doctor errors (won't bore you with the long story), Joey was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and does not walk or talk and is confined to a wheelchair.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Sailing near Africa's Atlantic Coast is a cruise ship where everyone onboard is confined to their cabins under quarantine.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Through the 1960s, Black residents could not attend movies or plays at the segregated theater, and the property long had a fence topped with barbed wire facing the neighborhood.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The Mission-style burrito, with its monstrous circumference and segregated ingredients, strikes me as a variation best loved by the people who grew up loving it.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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IndyCar removed a Freedom 250 Grand Prix T-shirt from the shopping section of its official website Wednesday in the wake of criticism that the product’s messaging was tone deaf and open to a racist interpretation.—
Curt Anderson,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The primary hazards will be hail, damaging winds and heavy rain that may result in isolated flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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With the rise of hybrid work and the looming pressures of AI, employees are feeling more isolated and stressed than ever.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The current tensions began to appear around the start of the year, when the Kremlin banned or restricted most messaging apps, except for one that had been developed by the state.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The report made a number of policy recommendations around Taser use, including that the weapons continue to be restricted to incidents where suspects take aggressive action, and that the police department formalize a procedure for public input on such changes.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Quarantined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantined. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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