sequesters

verb

present tense third-person singular of sequester
1
as in separates
to set or keep apart from others sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequesters
  1. separates
  2. confiscates
  3. isolates
  4. segregates
  5. removes
  6. insulates
Verb
  • In addition, the granite counter ends in a peninsula that separates the kitchen from the informal eating area and seats four people comfortably.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When yogurt starts to spoil, the liquid (whey) separates from the solids.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of separates
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  • Arriving from Barcelona, the local landlord, however, confiscates Fagas’ America rifle, given to him by his father.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Large swaths of the film are composed of close-ups of people’s faces or hands, giving seemingly mundane exchanges and gestures — say, a moment when Evans, unimpressed with Holmes’s egg-whisking technique, confiscates the bowl — greater weight.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of confiscates
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  • It was also concluded that the nature of the production, which isolates contestants from friends and family while filming, could cause cast member to make poor choices.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Because his decision to conceal the incident with the bat isolates him from his wife.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of isolates
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  • The service still segregates music from podcasts, unlike Spotify.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
  • The crowd was about 50-50 housed and unhoused — the invisible veil that normally segregates these two worlds had been lifted.
    — Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of segregates
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  • With more than 15,000 positive reviews, this powerful touchless vacuum removes dirt, hair, dust, crumbs and more from hard floors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The lease agreement will end when Club West either removes or sells the equipment inside the building, Browder said.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • Prosecutors told the judge on Tuesday that the FBI was limited in its interactions with the committee because of the Constitution's Speech and Debate clause, which insulates the legislative branch's deliberative process from the executive branch.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This insulates these segments of the market from the effects of fluctuating mortgage rates.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of insulates

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“Sequesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequesters. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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