sequesters

present tense third-person singular of sequester

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Recent Examples of sequesters 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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Verb
  • The design separates the panels with open water corridors at least 13 feet (four meters) wide.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Following launch, Orion separates from SLS and begins its own journey to orbit around the moon.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Iran’s nuclear and military capabilities have been significantly weakened, and its refusal to attend the Egypt summit further isolates it from broader regional diplomacy.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.
    Uriel Kon September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • First, washing the resulting powder with water removes soluble lithium salts created during the thermal reaction, recovering more than 60% of the total lithium.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Republican president’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress into action, likely ensuring that the shutdown — now in its 11th day and counting — extends into a third week and possibly beyond.
    Fortune, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The deepest layer, the hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue, is mostly fat that cushions and insulates your body.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Adding a fresh layer of mulch just before cold weather insulates plant roots, protecting them from temperature extremes.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Sequesters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequesters. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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