as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
what would you bring for sequestration on a desert island?
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Recent Examples of sequestration
Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.
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Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Olson said in his 20 or so years fighting carbon capture and sequestration, he's seen oil and gas companies help lead the push for the technology.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The defense invoked the rule of sequestration, which prevents witnesses from consuming information about the trial and discussing the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Carbon Sequestration Carbon Capture and Sequestration has been dealt a blow by a study published this week in Nature, the sequestration bit particularly.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Olson said in his 20 or so years fighting carbon capture and sequestration, he's seen oil and gas companies help lead the push for the technology.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The defense invoked the rule of sequestration, which prevents witnesses from consuming information about the trial and discussing the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Carbon Sequestration Carbon Capture and Sequestration has been dealt a blow by a study published this week in Nature, the sequestration bit particularly.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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Christian mystics throughout the centuries—Smith writes, for instance, of the 16th century’s Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, among many others—explored the ways in which retreating into solitude or letting the world slip amid silence had the potential to yield profound spiritual insights.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, solitude - isolation even – wasn’t meant to be the same as being stranded.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pau’s early work cohered around a nonnarrative approach to themes of alienation and isolation, rendered through obscure and richly textured visuals.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Down Time is refreshingly original in its choice to plot the pandemic as a point on a timeline that extends in either direction, rather than viewing it in isolation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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According to Disney’s privacy notice, the system compares a camera image taken at the entrance with the image saved when a guest first used a ticket or pass, converting the images into unique numerical values to look for a match.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some express concern, especially parents worried about their children’s privacy.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The reasoning, which contradicted every previous Supreme Court decision on segregation, cited the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The deputies walked the man to a jail segregation unit before the video ended.—
Darrell Smith
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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On quite possibly her most devastating song to date, Musgraves details the darker side of loneliness over sparse guitar in true country singer-songwriter tradition.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Fighting loneliness while eating cake (truly a win-win).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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