sequestration

noun

ˌsē-kwə-ˈstrā-shən How to pronounce sequestration (audio)
Definition of sequestrationnext
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 According to study co-author and UM evolutionary biologist Tim James, these discoveries should be incorporated into carbon cycling and sequestration models. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 And in Colorado, state agencies just launched a technical study to evaluate the potential of repurposing old wells for geothermal development and carbon capture and sequestration. — Maria Gallucci, Wired News, 16 May 2026 The length of sequestration is to cover the incubation period of the virus, or the time from exposure to signs of infection. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sequestration
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  1. solitude
  2. isolation
  3. privacy
  4. segregation
  5. loneliness
Noun
  • If the first season is about solitude, the second is about the end of love — what happens when two people sleep separately, still care for one another, but are no longer in love.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Written in the solitude of endless tour nights following the release of Something, his fourth album exists in the liminal space between pop stardom and the quiet solitude of a hotel room on tour.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of solitude
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  • Additional safety features include gas detection, electrical isolation monitoring, as well as technology designed to prevent battery failures from spreading between cells.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Likewise, Antarctic workers have been studied to learn about the psychological aspects of long-term isolation and small-group dynamics in stressful situations, another key aspect of space exploration.
    — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolation
Noun
  • The privacy extends to the luxury categories where Gen Z spends most heavily.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For families The best place to spread out with extra privacy to boot is The Villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of privacy
Noun
  • Growing up under the harsh system of segregation influenced Pillay's interest in human rights and the law.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Growing up under the harsh system of segregation influenced Pillay’s interest in human rights and the law.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of segregation
Noun
  • Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • His loneliness is somewhat mitigated by the other sentient AIs he’s uploaded to his mindspace, envisioned by creator Terry Matalas (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys) as a big white house on a purposefully digital green lawn.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of loneliness

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