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as in separates
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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as in confiscates
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 sequesters
Without those nutrients, there would be no rainforest, which produces a quarter of the world’s oxygen and sequesters carbon dioxide.
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Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, this impedes the rate at which the ocean draws down and sequesters additional CO2 from the air.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2024
Taking the algae out cleans the freshwater lakes and rivers, and the Bloom technology also sequesters the carbon dioxide in the algae into the foam so it doesn’t get released into the atmosphere, Lam said.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
According to the researchers, producing a single cubic meter of ESM sequesters more than 6 kilograms of CO2.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, this impedes the rate at which the ocean draws down and sequesters additional CO2 from the air.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2024
Taking the algae out cleans the freshwater lakes and rivers, and the Bloom technology also sequesters the carbon dioxide in the algae into the foam so it doesn’t get released into the atmosphere, Lam said.
—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequesters
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When baked in a very hot oven, butter contains enough water to form steam, which separates doughs into layers of flaky pastry.
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This is where discipline separates an uncomfortable opportunity from a value trap.
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The children designated as Palestinians, meanwhile, have their drawings torn up and are relegated to small corners of the classroom while the teacher confiscates their candy.
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Milwaukee Marshall High School confiscates a student’s phone until the end of the day for a first offense, requires a parent pickup after a second offense and issues an automatic suspension for repeat violations.
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The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
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For clear voice communication, each earbud has a dual-microphone system paired with an AI noise reduction algorithm that isolates the wearer’s voice from ambient sound in the background.
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The crowd was about 50-50 housed and unhoused — the invisible veil that normally segregates these two worlds had been lifted.
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But researchers say not every district re-segregates once court oversight ends.
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Since the early 1980s, Earth scientists have understood that erosion and weathering of rock slowly removes CO2 from the atmosphere, regulating Earth’s climate on geological timescales.
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For parents of younger children especially, a legal line drawn externally removes a fight that has previously had to be won solo, at home, against enormous social pressure.
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The lactic acid from the yogurt tenderizes the meat while the fatty mayo insulates it, making for a particularly juicy result.
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Unlike oil, natural gas is predominantly sold into regional markets, which greatly insulates our heating bills from international disruptions.
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“Sequesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequesters. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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