sequester

verb

si-ˈkwe-stər How to pronounce sequester (audio)
Definition of sequesternext
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 In contrast, heavy metals are sequestered by proteins such as metallothioneins or accumulate in bony tissues. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 Curtis has sequestered primary ballots in a room in the elections office in Redding, sealing the doors with locks and duct tape and telling reporters that the ballots did not look, feel or smell right. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The company compares that reduction with the carbon sequestered by roughly 63,800 acres of US forest each year. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 Thorndike said during the voir dire that she has been sequestered since being contacted by Reddington. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sequester
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
  1. isolate
  2. confiscate
  3. separate
  4. remove
  5. segregate
  6. cut off
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  • The death toll has sparked widespread condemnation from global leaders and from human rights organizations, causing Israel to become increasingly isolated on the international stage.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This entails limiting permissions, isolating sensitive systems, monitoring actions and maintaining controls outside the model itself.
    — Peter Garraghan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • York had a cellphone returned to him, but the $160 that police confiscated from him was given to the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force as part of the plea agreement.
    — Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • York was arrested after responding to an online prostitution by the Miami Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, which confiscated his cellphone and $160 in cash.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • This is to say that the deep structure of Shift cannot be separated from the implications of permanent decline.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Top Republican lawmakers oppose the measure, claiming that separating the two votes would allow political insiders to gain leverage in the race to replace the seat.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Doctors also discovered, and removed, excess tissue in her uterus called a uterine septum.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Kehinde Wiley has offered to buy back his painting that was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, reports the New York Times.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of remove
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  • Anaheim’s schools, parks and swimming pool were segregated until the 1950s.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This mismatch creates a rigid outer skin over a fluid core, causing the film to wrinkle, crack, and segregate its chemical ingredients.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of segregate
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  • When the Commerce Department cut off sea grants for Maine’s flagship university, Collins called Secretary Howard Lutnick to save them.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the President has not yet followed through on such an action, which would cut off global supplies from the world’s largest diesel exporter and likely worsen shortages around the world.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off

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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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