in isolation
idiom
: apart from others : separately
The researchers work in isolation.
Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.
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At the quantum scale, systems do not exist in isolation.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Often, Denver’s safest bet was to clear out a side for Jokic to play in isolation.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The company’s platform, Starling AIX, aims to structure organizational knowledge so that large language models can work with it contextually rather than in isolation.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
At least 254 people had been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday, 16 of whom are in isolation, the agency said in a news release.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Often, Denver’s safest bet was to clear out a side for Jokic to play in isolation.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The company’s platform, Starling AIX, aims to structure organizational knowledge so that large language models can work with it contextually rather than in isolation.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
At least 254 people had been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday, 16 of whom are in isolation, the agency said in a news release.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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