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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
And all of our contestants are sequestered in a separate part of the lot, with security around them.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
During the postwar years, though, tens of thousands of white parishioners chose to move to new enclaves in the city and the suburbs as, owing to the Great Migration, the Black population, long sequestered on the South Side, grew and expanded into other neighborhoods.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
However, their contingency plan for McCarthy could sequester any hard feelings.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
During the postwar years, though, tens of thousands of white parishioners chose to move to new enclaves in the city and the suburbs as, owing to the Great Migration, the Black population, long sequestered on the South Side, grew and expanded into other neighborhoods.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
However, their contingency plan for McCarthy could sequester any hard feelings.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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Premier Protein shake pros One serving of a Premier Protein shake contains 160 calories and 30 grams of protein, which is more than even most whey isolate protein powders, which usually have 20 to 28 grams per serving.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The individual was traveling while infectious, despite having been told to isolate, according to a Milwaukee Health Department news release.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lamia Rubia, 27, said all of her belongings were searched, and many items were confiscated.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The final straw came about two weeks ago, when the bar's doorman confiscated a fake ID featuring the face of Benjamin Franklin — complete with a fictional home address on Market Street.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finely grate 2 garlic cloves from 1 head of garlic, cloves separated, over, then drizzle lightly with extra-virgin olive oil, and toss to coat.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Artificial intelligence inspires both excitement and anxiety, and few people are as well equipped to separate signal from noise as Rajeev Kapur.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But videos of the incident do not show Pretti brandishing a gun, and one video appears to show an officer removing a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once clear, the groups installed malware by removing the hard drive and installing the software directly, replacing the hard drive with one preloaded with Ploutus, or connecting an external device, such as a thumb drive, to deploy the malware.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Wyatt came of age during the height of the post-World War II civil rights movement and moved to overwhelmingly segregated Austin in 1962.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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But researchers say not every district re-segregates once court oversight ends.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Viktor Gyokeres’ access was cut off, and, save for a few long balls to Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal struggled to get past Chelsea’s final line.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Islamic Republic has shut down the internet and cut off telephone communications, paralyzing the country.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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