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
Sisco said defense invoked the rule of sequestration.
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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
Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for sequestration
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
Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
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
Noun
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With few crowds and plenty of solitude, the Sawtooths linger nearby.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Art embraces our solitudes and our interdependencies.—
Jane M. Saks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Gen Z are increasingly heading back to shopping malls, driven by experiences and a desire to bust out of the isolation of home.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the harsh afternoon sun, it was deserted except for dogs dozing on the rocks, and lovers seeking a shred of privacy.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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While no single factor drives the wage gap, occupational segregation accounts for a large part of it.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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The prize is named after Atlanta’s 51st mayor, a businessman who argued that Atlanta could not be economically successful under racial segregation.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Because there’s loneliness, and all kinds of temptation and distraction.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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With anxiety, depression, and loneliness quickly rising for young people across the country, music can be a comfort, a community, a way to express yourself, and a source of personal growth.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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