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
The bill would have required a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—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
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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.
—Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Carbon capture and sequestration technology is expensive, unproven and possibly dangerous, say detractors like Kerwin Olson, the executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, a consumer advocacy group.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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Today’s moon in Taurus moves through your 12th house of solitude, closure and subconscious realms, so your energy might be lower than usual.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Because elk are social animals, forming large herds and seasonal harems, the bull must have had a sense of its solitude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The irony is not lost on her; the same interconnected world that allows Korean dramas to find global audiences has also made genuine isolation almost impossible.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The Aura report finds that as the summer wears on, one in three children score low on Aura's Digital Wellbeing Index, which correlates digital behaviors with a range of health parameters, including sleep, mood, isolation and their ability to regulate emotions.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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In addition, Zendaya has been spotted wearing a gold band in addition to her engagement ring, and recently spoke about her penchant for privacy about her personal life.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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One of the most compelling points about the island is the ability to have privacy, which is something very, very important.—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The story does not flinch from the realities of segregation, including the violence that the family faced moving into white neighborhoods in Fort Worth in the 1950s, but there is more hope than fear, more faith in the power of righteousness to defeat injustice, in its pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Owens was begrudgingly congratulated by Hitler, but neither he nor the other Black medalists were ever even acknowledged by Roosevelt, who had also refused to endorse a boycott of the Games—an effort led by Black and Jewish organizations that opposed both Nazism and American segregation.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Life satisfaction went up, and loneliness diminished.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Yet they were crafted by a man whose own life was shaped by loneliness and an enduring search for connection.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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