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
The new research, published March 18 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, has for the first time calculated the carbon dioxide emitted and sequestered due to engineering work done by beavers in suitable wetland areas.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Built in the late 1990s but fully renovated during her tenure, the multilevel white stucco structure is sequestered behind tall gates and hedges and offers six bedrooms and eight bathrooms in roughly 14,100 square feet.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
Without those nutrients, there would be no rainforest, which produces a quarter of the world’s oxygen and sequesters carbon dioxide.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
As one commentator notes, they were sheltered for sure but not entirely sequestered — they were classically trained, knew what pop music was, and Dot, in particular was a big fan of Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Built in the late 1990s but fully renovated during her tenure, the multilevel white stucco structure is sequestered behind tall gates and hedges and offers six bedrooms and eight bathrooms in roughly 14,100 square feet.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
Without those nutrients, there would be no rainforest, which produces a quarter of the world’s oxygen and sequesters carbon dioxide.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
As one commentator notes, they were sheltered for sure but not entirely sequestered — they were classically trained, knew what pop music was, and Dot, in particular was a big fan of Peter Noone and Herman’s Hermits.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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Burke explained, however, the homes may be isolated by water covering the road.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Disconnecting the negative cable first isolates the battery and eliminates that possibility.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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The same casino employee returned with an Indiana State Police officer, Fagan said, who confiscated the banner again.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Will our king have the DOJ and the FBI confiscate voting machines?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Once inside the camp, prisoners were separated into different groups, with some sent almost immediately to the gas chambers.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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As of early April, the two remained separated.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Still, states are seeing progress, often through intentional efforts to provide financial assistance or remove bureaucratic hurdles like account holds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Weeks later, the Flyers removed the interim tag from Briere, hired Keith Jones as team president and were officially in a rebuild — and not afraid of using the word.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Until the 1990s, many of New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras krewes were segregated.—
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The public schools were segregated, and for decades there was no Black high school at all.—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Then, the livestream abruptly cuts off.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The war, now in its seventh week, has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as a great deal of shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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