1
as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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2
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
Saturday’s viewing party takes place on the 66th floor’s expansive yet sequestered Allē Lounge, equipped with ubiquitous large-screen TVs for the occasion.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
If this strategy works, isoprene produced by microbes will displace oil and sequester large amounts of carbon.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
This season, Jonathan Simkhai didn’t wanted to be sequestered backstage, away from friends and supporters of his brand.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
If this strategy works, isoprene produced by microbes will displace oil and sequester large amounts of carbon.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
This season, Jonathan Simkhai didn’t wanted to be sequestered backstage, away from friends and supporters of his brand.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.
—Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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There are all kinds of ways they were not isolated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe described the early stages as isolating.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Earlier Wednesday, journalists were shown equipment confiscated in raids elsewhere, including uniforms and fake identification cards used by scammers to pose online as Japanese police officers to trick and intimidate victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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His father was forged by years of revolutionary hardship—prison, persecution, life underground—before coming to power and reportedly amassing a war chest exceeding $100 billion, built in part from properties confiscated from religious minorities who fled persecution.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
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This project — which sought $19 million to build a bike and pedestrian path separated from traffic — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah did agree to a ceasefire in November 2024, which called for Israel to stop its military campaign and to remove their ground forces in southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah to willingly move all of its personnel and military equipment north of the Litani River.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The point is not to turn the home into a fortress but to remove single points of failure.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Given the high-profile nature of Reiner’s case, he has been segregated from other inmates in a solitary cell, unlike the dorm-like setting that’s typical for most inmates in the general population, the Daily Mail reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And then moved down to Wilmington, Delaware, which was segregated by law and remained that way for much of my life.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the threat of being cut off from crucial support from the EU will likely force the president to capitulate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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David staggered away as the video cuts off.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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