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
As the ancient rocks still showed the original deficit, the conclusion is that the building blocks of the proto-Earth somehow remained pristine and sequestered deep within the Earth’s interior.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The Broncos sequestered like a jury in the countryside, left to focus on football.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
And the pony hair aesthetic isn’t sequestered to Adidas.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Well, lucky for you, the BBC just premiered the first season of The Celebrity Traitors, which features stars from across the pond who will be sequestered in the castle trying to find the murderers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The Broncos sequestered like a jury in the countryside, left to focus on football.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
And the pony hair aesthetic isn’t sequestered to Adidas.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Well, lucky for you, the BBC just premiered the first season of The Celebrity Traitors, which features stars from across the pond who will be sequestered in the castle trying to find the murderers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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Heavy snow and strong winds could impact major routes, isolate higher-elevation communities, and create hazardous conditions for early-season recreation.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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It was observed in thousands of troops during the Korean War, and the first species of the virus that causes it was isolated in a Korean lab in the Seventies.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The property of citizens has been confiscated, there are floggings, and attacks.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The city also can seize and confiscate any e-bike operated in violation of the ordinance’s provisions.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The actor and his ex-wife Dewan, 44, separated back in 2018 and settled their divorce in September 2024.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have developed a new method that removes toxic pollutants from wastewater.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Its unique formula can remove stains, dissolve adhesives, and cut through soap scum and grease.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The venue was a haven for the African American community when the city was still segregated and became well known for booking jazz and big band performers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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For all roses except climbing types, cut off the top third of the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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