as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view
behind the stately townhouses lie cloistered gardens that the public never sees
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Recent Examples of cloistered
In spite of obvious parallels in the OVO stars’ individual and shared bodies of work, the album $$$4U’s mind-set most resembles Taylor Swift’s Reputation, the cloistered R&B pivot released after lashing out at the erstwhile Kardashian-Wests backfired.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
The headphones have an open-back design, enabling sound to move in and out without that cloistered feeling of many closed-back designs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
The headphones have an open-back design, enabling sound to move in and out without that cloistered feeling of many closed-back designs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloistered
Adjective
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While there are lots of lively family-friendly activities in the area—including Pier Park and Shipwreck Island—PCB also has quieter, more secluded spots to soak up the sun, stroll along the surf, and discover all of the natural beauty this part of northwest Florida has to offer.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Police reviewed surveillance footage showing Morrow interaction with the two boys under a bridge at the park Police, who were familiar with the park, reviewed surveillance footage showing Morrow interacting with the two under a bridge in the park in a secluded area out of public view.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The hidden hand worked through patterns embedded deep in the data, patterns that a human mind, or even a less vigilant program, would have missed.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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To uncover the hidden biodiversity of mycorrhizal fungi, an international team of researchers—in partnership with SPUN—used machine learning models to analyze more than 2.8 billion fungal DNA sequences from nearly 25,000 soil samples extracted across 130 different countries.—
Amber X. Chen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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“Cloistered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloistered. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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