as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious
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Recent Examples of seclude
Today, there are societies such as those in Iceland, Barbados and Bosnia-Herzegovina where women lead the government, while in other societies women must be covered or secluded at home.
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Barbara J. Risman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
This experience was, especially to three Americans, authentically quaint and unexpectedly secluded.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 cast four votes each day until a candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
School staff had restrained or secluded her daughter 29 times for a total of more than 23 hours in just the few months since the school year began.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Barbara J. Risman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
This experience was, especially to three Americans, authentically quaint and unexpectedly secluded.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 cast four votes each day until a candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
School staff had restrained or secluded her daughter 29 times for a total of more than 23 hours in just the few months since the school year began.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seclude
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The drop in attendance in California's Central Valley schools is not isolated.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The National Weather Service in Nashville said the region is at a slight risk, a two on the five-step scale, for damaging winds, isolated large hail, heavy rains, frequent lightning and a possible tornado.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Juvenile inmates are segregated from the adult jail population, Moyer said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Seclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seclude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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