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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 quarantining
Raff said that the odds are low the screwworm will end up in North Carolina, but monitoring and quarantining infected animals is essential to stop a spread.
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Eva Flowe
june 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
For now, officials will be relying on restricting imports of livestock from infested areas and quarantining cattle.
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Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The passengers had been quarantining in Nebraska since leaving the ship May 10.
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Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
On Friday, the New York State Department of Health said two New Yorkers who were quarantining in Nebraska are returning to the state this week.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
His wife and four children are quarantining in Germany, and another doctor is quarantining in the Czech Republic.
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Sara G. Miller,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
Third, the hantavirus outbreak is considered contained, unlike the early spread of COVID; the people most at risk of hantavirus are quarantining and being monitored.
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Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
In the coming days, some may be able to continue quarantining at home, according to Fitter.
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Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 May 2026
Some of the American passengers on the ship are quarantining in Nebraska and Georgia.
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Lena H. Sun,
Washington Post,
14 May 2026
Eva Flowe
june 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
For now, officials will be relying on restricting imports of livestock from infested areas and quarantining cattle.
—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The passengers had been quarantining in Nebraska since leaving the ship May 10.
—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
On Friday, the New York State Department of Health said two New Yorkers who were quarantining in Nebraska are returning to the state this week.
—
ABC News,
1 June 2026
His wife and four children are quarantining in Germany, and another doctor is quarantining in the Czech Republic.
—
Sara G. Miller,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
Third, the hantavirus outbreak is considered contained, unlike the early spread of COVID; the people most at risk of hantavirus are quarantining and being monitored.
—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
In the coming days, some may be able to continue quarantining at home, according to Fitter.
—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 May 2026
Some of the American passengers on the ship are quarantining in Nebraska and Georgia.
—
Lena H. Sun,
Washington Post,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining
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Having clarity around service charges is the only way eateries can survive, said restaurateur Eddie Pozzuoli, who runs Eddie & Vinny’s in Coral Springs — because the only alternative to removing fees is hiking prices.
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Lemon can be used for everything from freshening bed linens to removing stains from clothes–including cleaning your microwave.
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The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
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One person was cited on suspicion of unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
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Bell reviewed testimony from CDC officials and an outside medical expert concerning Perryman’s challenge to an earlier order confining her to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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The core value is in isolating truly new ideas and then testing them rapidly to get accurate customer feedback.
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Eventually, Scott put them in school to refocus on her writing and to avoid isolating them from peers because of their family’s wealth, a close friend told Vogue.
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Utah's Governor Cox declared a state of emergency earlier this week, restricting fireworks displays ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
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Following their return, the council later passed an immigration action plan and an ordinance restricting city property from civil immigration enforcement on a 9-0 vote, despite the disruption.
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With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.
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The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise.
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Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
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Some chants from the crowd called for jailing the officer who killed Love.
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Some compared him to El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, who is widely popular throughout Latin America for jailing alleged gang members with no due process.
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