as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
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Recent Examples of sequestration
Despite the cuts, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add so much money to the debt that Congress may be forced to execute cuts across the board, including hundreds of billions to Medicare, in a process known as sequestration.
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The company is also involved in carbon capture and sequestration projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
By using supercritical carbon dioxide as most of the mass, the Allam cycle can burn natural gas to generate electricity while delivering carbon dioxide at the proper temperature and pressure for sequestration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The company is also involved in carbon capture and sequestration projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
By using supercritical carbon dioxide as most of the mass, the Allam cycle can burn natural gas to generate electricity while delivering carbon dioxide at the proper temperature and pressure for sequestration.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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The resort's airy suites with private terraces are ideal for winding down in solitude, while its pool and holistic spa round out the experience.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Amid the solitude of his training, Ku confronts generational trauma and creates new ways to heal his community through running.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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While the lack of benefits, risk of burnout and isolation are clear risks, Brown says the desire for flexibility is strong.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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There are five memory foam layers that all serve a unique purpose, from the pressure-relief layer for anyone experiencing chronic pain to motion isolation layer catered to co-sleepers.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Oct. 2025
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Christy Harris, Meta’s privacy and data-policy manager, told reporters during a media briefing that people already assumed their chatbot interactions were feeding into ad targeting.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Known as the Harlem of the West, the Douglas Hotel was complete with the Creole Palace nightclub where Black performers in the 1930s and ’40s could perform during the years of segregation.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite facing racial segregation and discrimination, Allen became the first in her family to finish high school and was one of the first Black women to graduate from Nazareth College.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Your feelings of loneliness are valid, but please put them in context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is a film interested instead in details that capture the loss and loneliness Lucius cannot seem to escape.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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