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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
Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Pets may need to be quarantined to ensure rabies is not transmitted.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Although the beast’s soul has been sealed, its husk has poisoned the futuristic Sky City Toyko, leaving it quarantined under the control of a task force known as the Divine Dragon Order (DDO), led by Ryu himself.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Shortly after the deal closed in February 2020, the pandemic hit, gutting the company’s revenue as live events were cancelled and the world quarantined.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
According to previous posts on Mote Marine’s website, staff needed to get the water chemistry correct in the new aquariums and go through the process of getting animals quarantined, transferred and acclimated to the new aquariums before opening to the public.
—Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2018, rapper Vanilla Ice found himself in a similar situation when he was quarantined in New York after fellow passengers on his Emirates flights fell ill.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The two quarantined together through the COVID-19 pandemic and have been going strong since.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The dog was quarantined by the Windsor Lock Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The quarantined students were not vaccinated, officials added.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Soon after, Sam is quarantined and isolated in a remote house for decontamination, overseen by a Pentagon Army General (Laurence Fishburne).
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Pets may need to be quarantined to ensure rabies is not transmitted.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Although the beast’s soul has been sealed, its husk has poisoned the futuristic Sky City Toyko, leaving it quarantined under the control of a task force known as the Divine Dragon Order (DDO), led by Ryu himself.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Shortly after the deal closed in February 2020, the pandemic hit, gutting the company’s revenue as live events were cancelled and the world quarantined.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
According to previous posts on Mote Marine’s website, staff needed to get the water chemistry correct in the new aquariums and go through the process of getting animals quarantined, transferred and acclimated to the new aquariums before opening to the public.
—Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2018, rapper Vanilla Ice found himself in a similar situation when he was quarantined in New York after fellow passengers on his Emirates flights fell ill.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The two quarantined together through the COVID-19 pandemic and have been going strong since.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The dog was quarantined by the Windsor Lock Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantined
Adjective
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Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Loops are smaller structures within them that do the finer-scale work of bringing separated parts of the sequence together.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Being confined to the sideline is something else entirely.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the ruling, progress was slow, and by 1964, 99% of Black children in the South still attended segregated schools.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Liuzzo grew up as a white civil rights activist, witnessing racial injustices while attending segregated schools in the Jim Crow South, shaping her dedication toward fighting for social justice.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ferguson had served as director since 2019, according to her bio on the school’s website, which has since been removed.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The danger is greatest for those with final deportation orders, as they can be removed immediately once their temporary status expires.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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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That sentiment is front and center in The Fence, a sequestered and highly theatrical drama set on an African construction site that feels much more like a colonial outpost.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unsecured objects will blow away, downed tree limbs will cause isolated power outages, and high profile vehicles will be difficult to drive.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The movie, adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s novel of the same name and following a new mother whose mental health starts deteriorating amid their isolated Montana surroundings, features one of Lawrence’s gutsiest, most visceral performances to date.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Review screen time reports together so kids feel involved in the process rather than restricted.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Biden has been absent from the campaign trail since then, but Martin said that Biden had lent his name to some fundraising appeals, and that he has been restricted by treatments for cancer.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Quarantined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantined. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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