as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
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Recent Examples of sequestration
Release less and absorb more until the emissions balance with the sequestration.
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Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The projects are focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives, which experts say are needed to reach climate goals.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This business, carbon capture and sequestration—Stream intends to do the sequestration part—is widely said to be a necessary, if untested, solution to climate change.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The projects are focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives, which experts say are needed to reach climate goals.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This business, carbon capture and sequestration—Stream intends to do the sequestration part—is widely said to be a necessary, if untested, solution to climate change.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
Noun
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Over the years, the small town of Marfa has become a favorite among artists seeking the solitude of the desert.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.—
Michael McColly,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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To combat isolation amid shorter days, keep in touch with loved ones, NextStep4MentalHealth advises.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During its first project, the team found that young people entering youth shelters struggled with isolation, so the team members built a board game cart and collected hundreds of games, books and clothes for a local youth shelter.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Most Celestiq buyers remain anonymous for their privacy.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The home, which Drake in a brief interview said should be finished in about two years, will be 9,720 square feet, have three stories, five bedrooms, a partially unfinished basement, an attached garage, with a wall surrounding the property for privacy.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the underlying sentiment on her sign, comparing anti-trans legislation to segregation, had come up before at the state level.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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For distilleries making both estate and non-estate whiskey, proper segregation of grains and distillate need to be assured.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The online focus on masculinity comes at a time when study after study shows young men in America are experiencing unprecedented levels of loneliness, fatigue, depression and suicide.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The researchers behind the study analyzed data across 345 prior studies, including over 124,000 participants who completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale between 1976 and 2019, to conclude that loneliness is definitively rising and has become a pressing problem.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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