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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
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.
—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
Passengers from other countries were already flying home on government planes, where the Netherlands, Britain, Switzerland and France were quarantining citizens and tracing their contacts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Some of the American passengers on the ship are quarantining in Nebraska and Georgia.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
An American and a French national who had previously returned home tested positive, the BBC noted, citing authorities, while one person from Spain is quarantining in Madrid after provisionally testing positive for the virus on Monday, the country's health ministry said, per the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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
Passengers from other countries were already flying home on government planes, where the Netherlands, Britain, Switzerland and France were quarantining citizens and tracing their contacts.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Some of the American passengers on the ship are quarantining in Nebraska and Georgia.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
An American and a French national who had previously returned home tested positive, the BBC noted, citing authorities, while one person from Spain is quarantining in Madrid after provisionally testing positive for the virus on Monday, the country's health ministry said, per the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining
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Those who found Hillary Dawa were members of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), which sets the routes, ropes and ladders through the Khumbu Icefall at the start of the season, and is in charge of removing waste from the mountain once climbers have left.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Regularly cleaning filters, emptying dust containers, and removing hair from the brush roll can help keep the machine running efficiently for years.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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Storm forecasts on the horizon Hundreds or even thousands of shooting stars may be seen burning through Earth's skies each hour during one of these intense meteor storm events, though the distance separating micrometeoroids in space would still likely be measured on the order of miles.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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Every month, the site drops new fashion finds, but for the untrained eye, separating the newness from the nostalgia is no small feat.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 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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It’s made clear that the chief antagonist is Philip, who starts off by griping that Madeleine isn’t confining herself to her half of the suite.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Being in this soundstage on this massive studio lot that was quite empty, in and of itself, felt a little bit isolating and a little bit sad.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Protect your energy without isolating yourself.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Colorado now has its first law restricting how AI chatbots can interact with kids.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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And, because there's no core restricting the air flow, users should actually be able to seat tubeless tires via a regular floor pump.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 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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Two men were sentenced to years in prison after pleading guilty to felony second-degree kidnapping for luring a man to the Eagle Foothills on an offer of a photography shoot, but then tasing, restraining and beating him last fall.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 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 8 Jun. 2026.
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