QUARANTINING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

quarantining

verb

present participle of quarantine

as in removing

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 Sofia and Eleanor Coppola began working on the commemorative documentary together while quarantining together during 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic, with Sofia ultimately finishing the film following her mother’s death. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Some experts advise vacuuming, steaming or heating furniture, and quarantining it in a garage or storage unit for a few days before bringing it inside the house. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Seven American aid workers who had been working in Congo to stop the outbreak are currently quarantining in a facility in Kenya. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026 Defender normally places hard limits on how big a file can be written to disk when scanning and quarantining a machine. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 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. — 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 In the coming days, some may be able to continue quarantining at home, according to Fitter. — Pien Huang, NPR, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantining

Verb

This may mean removing an abusive parent as their guardian and establishing another relative or foster parent in place of the parent.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Before the building is sold or used for secular purposes, church officials take great care when removing the religious items inside, said Jacob Preciado, director of asset management for the archdiocese.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

The seven tiles must coordinate their movements and establish connections before separating and forming a new arrangement.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Part of the work of growing up is separating from our parents, learning to see them as people who exist independently of us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of separating

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Potentially containing trillions of parameters — values learned during training — frontier models require vast computing resources, largely confining them to data centers, where they can be more easily monitored and, in principle, switched off.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026
Luck was not widespread among Wednesday’s Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, confining itself to a single ticket.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of confining

Verb

That would target true luxury by isolating the top 5% of the market, and would shield the vital professional class that keeps NYC’s economy, healthcare systems and businesses running.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Reduced access to such resources is especially dangerous with strains like Bundibugyo – in the absence of an effective vaccine, tracing the spread of disease and isolating potential disease contacts is especially important.

— Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolating

Verb

The league issued memos to its sportsbooks partners and all 30 teams restricting bets that are easy for an individual player to manipulate.

— Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Social media was reckoned Lula’s Achilles’ Heel, with his own Workers’ Party accusing Meta’s platform Instagram of restricting the reach and sound of its posts, as well as Lula’s profile and visibility on search engines.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of restricting

Verb

Titcomb said that flexibility could allow garment factories to send polyester-elastane cutting scraps together rather than segregating each composition as production lines change.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
One example of this would be segregating cash into envelopes labeled for different purposes.

— Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

Definition of segregating

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