as in separating
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 secluding
Pulsing green lights flashed, giving fans a glimpse of Cain before secluding her again in shadow.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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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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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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“Secluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secluding. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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