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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.
—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
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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By removing the liquid filling stage entirely and accelerating the subsequent chemical formation and aging protocols, the production timeline for these steps is shortened by two-thirds.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Make 4- to 6-inch-long cuttings by sipping off the ends of the shoots and removing a few bottom leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Dutch find separating goal to regain control With Japan in full control of momentum after the quick answer, the Netherlands parlayed a swing of possession into a winner in the 64th minute.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Taking a calcium supplement or eating a calcium-heavy meal alongside iron can cut iron absorption by up to 50%, which is why nutritionists suggest separating the two by at least two hours.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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But the black, confining nunnery space reminds a bit of some medieval dungeon.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Cages were originally for holding birds or other animals, and then, by extension, for confining and punishing humans.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That can buy public health experts more time to start isolating sick people, administering vaccines and rolling out treatments—ultimately saving lives.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Life can be isolating for seniors, especially when English isn’t their first language.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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While zinc-air batteries draw oxygen from the surrounding air instead of storing it internally, the ORR process is relatively slow, restricting overall battery performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Let’s be honest, not everyone loves shorts, and structured, straight or skinny pants are too restricting.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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The outlet also reported that former employee Kelsi Carlisle, who is accused of pulling a child by the arm and pushing them face-down on a mat while restraining them with her body weight, faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Trump’s interest in antitrust enforcement predictably has little to do with restraining corporate power and is largely consumed with leveraging regulatory threats to compel firms to support his political agenda.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 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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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.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The city has said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Quarantining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantining. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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