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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
Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 June 2026
The two organizations cited Kenya’s fragile health system as the reason why foreign Ebola patients should not be quarantined in the country.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Not everyone quarantined in Nebraska has been happy about it.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The 18 Americans, who disembarked May 10 in the Canary Islands have been quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
According to Florida law, any canines considered dangerous will be seized by animal control and are typically quarantined and held for at least 10 business days while investigations are conducted.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
In the Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Center quarantined 12 staff members after officials said a hantavirus patient’s blood and urine were not handled under the strictest international protocols required for the specific virus strain.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 May 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
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, 1 June 2026
The two organizations cited Kenya’s fragile health system as the reason why foreign Ebola patients should not be quarantined in the country.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Not everyone quarantined in Nebraska has been happy about it.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The 18 Americans, who disembarked May 10 in the Canary Islands have been quarantined at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
According to Florida law, any canines considered dangerous will be seized by animal control and are typically quarantined and held for at least 10 business days while investigations are conducted.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
In the Netherlands, Radboud University Medical Center quarantined 12 staff members after officials said a hantavirus patient’s blood and urine were not handled under the strictest international protocols required for the specific virus strain.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantined
Adjective
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The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Connor Bedard completed a career-best season despite missing time because of a separated shoulder, and Louis Crevier rose to the top defensive pair.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Microsoft does material science Microsoft is one of the few companies working on topological qubits, based on the distinct physics that occurs when particles are confined.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Advertisement The violence is not confined to Colorado.—
Susan Rona,
Time,
1 June 2026
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Valentine won the 2025 National Endowment for the Humanities (RIP) Public Scholar Award for this astonishing story of how Black women in segregated code-breaking units helped our country defeat Soviet plans for decades.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Before this ruling, teaching was one of the most accessible and respected professions available to Black Americans, especially Black women, who taught in segregated Black schools.—
David Blazar,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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The device was one of two that had been removed from the garage of an apartment in Santa Monica after they were discovered by a tenant in July.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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These reversible connections can break under stress to absorb energy and then reform once the stress is removed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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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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Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.—
Theresa Bourke,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.—
Molly Fellin Spence,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2026
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These close-range interactions cause the particles to act collectively rather than as independent units, generating physical properties that cannot be extrapolated by looking at single, isolated atoms.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Unfortunately, Saturday night's rain wasn't enough to curb our drought conditions and rain chances are limited this week with only isolated thunderstorms Wednesday through the weekend.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The airline also restricted the conditions under which refunds would be provided, prompting pushback from some plus-size travelers who argued the changes would make their trips more complicated.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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This restriction travels with the pick rather than with the team, so a future pick that now belongs to another team could still be restricted on lottery night.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Quarantined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantined. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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