as in confines
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 quarantines
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Under the guise of search and rescue, Beijing deploys a massive air and naval force that quarantines the island.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantines
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In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Nov. 2025
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Brushing helps prevent matting, removes debris and can reduce dry skin caused by indoor heating.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the video posted on social media, a woman standing on a chair removes her sneaker and throws it across the room at a child crawling on the ground.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Power Without Corruption Mission has used a high-quality and ultra-low-noise toroidal transformer for 778CDT’s internal power architecture, which isolates critical pathways.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Resentment brews in Agnes while Will isolates himself in London, trying to deal with his loss.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The deer can occasionally be spotted on the lawn that separates the casitas from the main building and on the paths through the property.—
John Newton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to projections made at the December meeting, that’s only about half a percentage point from the committee consensus on the neutral rate, or one that neither supports nor restrains growth.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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There are also possible free speech claims if the law restrains NIL opportunities and interferes with First Amendment freedom of expression.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Protesters have urged local officers to limit cooperation with ICE as much as possible, while Davis has said state law restricts the department’s discretion.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance last October that restricts the use of these zones for federal immigration enforcement.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Quarantines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantines. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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