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quarantined

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verb

past tense of quarantine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quarantined
Adjective
To move warm-blooded animals outside of a quarantined area, the animal must be inspected and treated as required by the TAHC and issued a permit or certificate for movement by a TAHC representative. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 June 2026 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
Any plant with an obvious infestation should be treated and quarantined rather than placed alongside your healthy houseplants. Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026 The department did not say if the person infected is quarantined or how long they have been infected and will not provide any information on them to protect their privacy. Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Four days into the seven-day cruise, my wife came down with Type A flu and was quarantined in our small, windowless cabin. Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Before all that, they were quarantined and given medical exams to establish baseline physical health. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026 Any livestock infected with new world screwworm are to be quarantined until all wounds heal, according to the UDSA. Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 The family, who had been living in DRC since 2021, was evacuated to Berlin, Germany, where Stafford was quarantined and treated in hospital. Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Zach Raff, an assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics at NC State, previously told the Observer the parasite poses low risk to North Carolina as long as infected animals are quarantined. Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantined
Adjective
  • Held at Henry and Stacey Winkler‘s home, the event highlighted the organization co-founded by Reinis, which focuses on separated families in border cities.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together.
    Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.
    Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The impulse to single out Islamic practices for special legal scrutiny isn’t confined to arbitration.
    Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There was a time that predates both of your births, probably, where the New York independent-film world was very segregated.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This logic led to the creation of isolated, segregated areas like Lewis Mountain, designed specifically to keep Black visitors separate from white patrons.
    Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His lone interception was the only blemish before the Longhorns removed him with a 42-7 third-quarter lead.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Crews first removed the suspension system from an underground launch facility earlier this year.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Johnson hired a young Ossoff as a staffer on the recommendation of the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon Ossoff interned for and considered a mentor.
    Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Flooding rain, gusty winds, storm surge and isolated tornadoes are all possible, according to AccuWeather.
    Cheryl McCloud, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of Idaho have discovered a new species of spider believed to be living only in an isolated forest area in north-central Idaho.
    Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Cavs traded for Denver Nuggets restricted free agent Peyton Watson.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Twelve days on, very little is known about the victims in Tibet as Chinese authorities have restricted reporting on the floods.
    Jennifer Pak, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Quarantined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantined. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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