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
  • Visibility separates data that can strengthen an AI workflow from data that has no business being there.
    — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Action Emergency Management, who is working with the building inspector and fire officials, says a firewall separates the two structures, so residents who live on the left side do not have to evacuate.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of separates
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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
Definition of confiscates
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  • The defense team plans to employ Othram to conduct a Y-STR test, a method that isolates DNA from the Y chromosome to generate a profile of a male contributor in samples where female DNA is predominant.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The field is monitored by a superheterodyne circuit that isolates different frequencies in the field and looks for changes in intensity that indicate the presence of, among other things, metal objects.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 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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  • Sunday says the victims should feel satisfied that this plea removes the possibility that Vereb could be found not guilty by a jury.
    — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Internet Archive removes recordings from the site when musicians ask, but hasn’t sought advance permission to share the music online.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • America’s geography insulates it from many conventional threats.
    — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Metal pans heat up quickly, whereas soft rubber insulates against burns.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of insulates

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“Sequesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequesters. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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