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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
That meant avoiding close contact with anyone not quarantining alongside them, keeping to just a small circle of colleagues and family members while continuing training activities and reviewing procedures for the upcoming mission.
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Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In a statement, Bis claimed medical staff were quarantining all detainees that may have come into contact with those infected.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The four crew members are quarantining at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to avoid contracting any illnesses that would jeopardize a launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The rest of Europe has given up on the virulent disease, quarantining the infected to the British Isles and leaving them to stain England’s green and pleasant land blood red.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The family of six, quarantining together at home, watched Easter mass from their living room.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
That mission is complicated by the army quarantining the entire class, including Miss Harris, on a base in the center of Hawkins, resulting in an epic showdown between Will and Vecna that ends on a cliffhanger.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the Kiss guitar tech who died from Covid-19 while quarantining on the band’s End of the Road World Tour in 2021 ended Wednesday with an official dismissal by the court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In a statement, Bis claimed medical staff were quarantining all detainees that may have come into contact with those infected.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
The four crew members are quarantining at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to avoid contracting any illnesses that would jeopardize a launch.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The rest of Europe has given up on the virulent disease, quarantining the infected to the British Isles and leaving them to stain England’s green and pleasant land blood red.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The family of six, quarantining together at home, watched Easter mass from their living room.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
That mission is complicated by the army quarantining the entire class, including Miss Harris, on a base in the center of Hawkins, resulting in an epic showdown between Will and Vecna that ends on a cliffhanger.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the Kiss guitar tech who died from Covid-19 while quarantining on the band’s End of the Road World Tour in 2021 ended Wednesday with an official dismissal by the court.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining
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This would be achieved by making the flying experience less like an airplane and more like an automobile, including replacing mechanical control linkages with fly-by-wire systems, even removing the traditional rudder pedals.—
David Szondy
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Experts recommend removing outdated tags before each trip and using airline apps or tracking devices for better visibility.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Removing barriers The new facility seeks to provide more dignity for clients and remove barriers that keep victims from separating themselves from harmful environments, Mortensen said.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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A lot of people have a hard time separating the actor from the character.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certain signs, such as the recent decree by the municipal authorities of Damascus confining the sale of alcohol to Christian neighborhoods, are ominous.—
Alvaro Vargas Llosa,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, authorities exhumed McBride’s body for additional DNA testing, a step New Jersey State Police said was critical to isolating an unknown male DNA profile from earlier evidence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The main attraction supported an Inter Miami break along the right wing, eventually isolating Rapids defender Lucas Herrington, 1-on-1, in the back of the box.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The United States should more forcefully deter other countries from restricting digital trade.—
Josh Kallmer,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Plymouth is the latest Massachusetts town to adopt a policy restricting local police cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a wave of legislation aimed at impeding the agency’s ability to conduct operations in the state comes out of Beacon Hill.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the rush by corporations to monetize AI investment by increasing efficiency and reducing workforce costs, restraining a surge of AI takeovers is a concern.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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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.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Diversion program 8 years old California’s mental health diversion program was enacted in 2018 under the argument that jailing the mentally ill only makes their condition worse and does not prevent them from committing more crimes upon their release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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No such rules appear to exist for Saudi Arabia, whose leaders have been accused of arbitrarily arresting, jailing and torturing people who speak out against the government.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Quarantining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantining. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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