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as in separating
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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as in confiscating
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 sequestering
People who compost their food scraps and yard trimmings can contribute to reducing landfill methane emissions; improving soil health; and sequestering carbon, according to the EPA.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Some residents have accused the police of sequestering fuel supplies, according to local media.
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Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
The Amazon forest will be a major focus of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil in November - particularly the crucial role of the forest for sequestering and storing carbon and contributing to climate mitigation.
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Jeff Opperman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Wells for disposing of brine produced by desalination and for sequestering carbon captured from the air could become important additions to this list in the future, according to experts and officials.
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Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Using this principle, her team has developed carbon-sequestering concrete inspired by ocean biominerals.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Billions of years ago, when Earth was a giant ball of magma, dense droplets of liquid iron rained down into the planet’s depths, and this iron rain took the highly siderophile elements along for the ride, sequestering them in the core.
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Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Some residents have accused the police of sequestering fuel supplies, according to local media.
—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
The Amazon forest will be a major focus of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil in November - particularly the crucial role of the forest for sequestering and storing carbon and contributing to climate mitigation.
—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Wells for disposing of brine produced by desalination and for sequestering carbon captured from the air could become important additions to this list in the future, according to experts and officials.
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Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Using this principle, her team has developed carbon-sequestering concrete inspired by ocean biominerals.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Billions of years ago, when Earth was a giant ball of magma, dense droplets of liquid iron rained down into the planet’s depths, and this iron rain took the highly siderophile elements along for the ride, sequestering them in the core.
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Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestering
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The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
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In some videos, survivors accused soldiers of looting apartments and confiscating donated supplies—claims that remain difficult to independently verify but have fueled widespread outrage.
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Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.
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Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
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Regular care prevents yellowing by removing oils and buildup that dull fabrics over time.
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Bart Jansen Trump called the court removing restrictions on political spending a victory for Republicans and free speech.
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“Sequestering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestering. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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