He secluded himself in his room to study for the exam.
the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious
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The home is secluded on 10 acres and boasts features like a massive upper deck, an open interior floor plan, spacious bathrooms and views beyond compare.—Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025 Offers secluded spaces for dining, lounging and meditation, designed to promote both physical and mindful wellness.—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 These men spent thirteen days secluded near Maryland’s Catoctin Mountain and produced a peace treaty that has endured for forty years.—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024 The movie, now on Netflix, is a strong comeback vehicle for the Oscar-winning actress
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There’s a story that soprano Maria Callas, secluded in her Paris apartment in the months before dying of a heart attack at 53, could be found paging sadly through her clippings.—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seclude
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Middle English, to cut off (from), from Latin secludere to separate, seclude, from se- apart + claudere to close — more at secede, close entry 1
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