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secludes

verb

present tense third-person singular of seclude
as in separates
to set or keep apart from others the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious

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  1. separates
  2. isolates
  3. segregates
Verb
  • Leigh went on to explain that the collaborative nature of filmmaking separates it from other art forms, as great films inherently have to result from lots of people working together.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Selena Gomez went from sheer black pumps and capri pants to white stilettos and sculptural cream separates in just under 24 hours.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
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  • Rather than chart her full life, the Hindi-language film, starring Sneha Kumari in the title role, isolates a single 48-hour standoff in which 2,000 armed police and paramilitary personnel surrounded a village to capture her, then 17 years old.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The camera isolates everyone’s hands, the plating, and the micro-adjustments.
    — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of isolates
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  • The service still segregates music from podcasts, unlike Spotify.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
  • The crowd was about 50-50 housed and unhoused — the invisible veil that normally segregates these two worlds had been lifted.
    — Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of segregates
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“Secludes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secludes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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