quarantining

present participle of quarantine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining
Verb
  • The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But that isn’t separating Texans from their steaks.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In 2022, the pair decided to spin the block after separating.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But community doesn’t mean isolating with people who share only your same opinion.
    Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Navigating these physical challenges can often feel isolating.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The opposition to restricting book access has continued in recent court cases.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This is part of an overall trend regarding restricting and guiding how and when AI can be used as a therapeutic tool.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If consumers or businesses perceive stablecoins as more practical, the state may face the awkward task of promoting one digital form of the yuan while restraining another.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • First, both Washington and Beijing now have proven weapons that are restraining the aggressive instincts of the other side.
    Scott Kennedy, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of segregating different regions behind loading screens as with previous games, now your environment is a single seamless setting that feels more connected than ever.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Titipol Phakdeewanich, a political science professor at Ubon Ratchathani University, said that despite the jailing and Shinawatra family's declining influence, the indomitable Thaksin would still attempt to call the shots in politics.
    Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Quarantining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantining. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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