SEQUESTERS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

sequesters

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present tense third-person singular of sequester

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. — 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

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But halfway through the trip, an earthquake strikes, causing an avalanche that destroys their mountainside path, separates them from John and strands them 4,000 feet in the air.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
This resembles Sequoia Capital’s recent argument that AI separates intelligence from judgment.

— Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Unlike most other states, California has its own inspection-and-approval system for fireworks, and confiscates those failing standards.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
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.

— Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025

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Soundcore Earbuds Labor Day Weekend Deal The Soundcore Space A40 Earbuds build an invisible wall against the chaos with an adaptive ANC intelligence matrix that actively isolates up to 98% of ambient noise.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Kodiak's public technology materials say the company isolates safety-critical functions from external communication ports.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolates

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First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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An inflatable sphere not only cannot tip over, but the form factor also insulates its internal components from sharp rocks, dust, and the huge temperature swings from over 93 °C in sunlit spots to minus 240 °C in the shade inside lunar craters.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Meta also claims Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act, which insulates social media companies from liability over content posted by third parties, and the First Amendment prevent it from being held liable.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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