1
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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—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.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestering
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The security perimeter kept demonstrators at a distance from the facility, with barricades and checkpoints separating roughly 100 protesters from the detention center.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Historical memory is hugely helpful in separating false promises from sincere innovation, and that should make living legends ideal for steadying progress.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets — including 15 luxury cars, 14 luxury watches and approximately $300 million in cryptocurrency.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The bill, Senate Bill 73, restricts law enforcement agencies and officers — including those from federal agencies — from interfering with state and local election officials, such as confiscating ballots, voter rolls or voting machines without a warrant.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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For transgender and nonbinary students, the problem can be even more isolating when products are unavailable in all-gender bathrooms.—
Gale Brewer,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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These nanoparticles act like tiny chemical magnets, specifically isolating lithium from the rest of the ocean minerals.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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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.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is done by cutting back the growing tip of the trunk (called the central leader) during the first winter after planting and selectively removing side branches.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Some gardeners control the infestation by cutting the plants back or even removing them.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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“Sequestering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestering. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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