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
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of secluding himself from the deteriorating realities of his invasion of Ukraine.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Pulsing green lights flashed, giving fans a glimpse of Cain before secluding her again in shadow.
—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secluding
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The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
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Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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“Secluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secluding. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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