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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
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.
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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.
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Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
The quarantined students were not vaccinated, officials added.
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Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Perryman needs to be quarantined to protect both herself and her community, Spencer said.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Not everyone quarantined in Nebraska has been happy about it.
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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.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
The quarantined students were not vaccinated, officials added.
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Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair also quarantined together with their adult children.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Perryman needs to be quarantined to protect both herself and her community, Spencer said.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
Spanish citizens will be quarantined, and people from other countries will be sent home.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Not everyone quarantined in Nebraska has been happy about it.
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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.
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Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantined
Adjective
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Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together.
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The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful.
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The race weekend is no longer confined to the circuit perimeter.
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The enthusiasm surrounding the trend isn’t confined to one corner of the market, though.
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The Mosier Valley community was promised Mosier Valley Park in 2014, to be built on what was the site of the segregated Mosier Valley School.
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Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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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.
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The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
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Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
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Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.
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This is no longer an isolated contamination event but a broader patterns that is reflecting back human chemical usage in ways that were not anticipated when modern wastewater systems were designed.
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Assembly Bill 46, carried by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, removes a legal standard that restricted courts’ ability to deny diversion.
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The four players on the Heat’s season-ending 15-man standard roster set to enter free agency this summer are Norman Powell (unrestricted free agent), Simone Fontecchio (unrestricted free agent), Jahmir Young (unrestricted free agent) and Johnson (restricted free agent).
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“Quarantined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantined. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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