as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulate
Next on their to-do list is insulating the garden shed, which Ms. Prentiss has used as her studio in warmer months.
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Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Mendoza said the state’s oil and gas industry will somewhat insulate the state from higher gas prices that tariffs could cause.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
By sticking with his crew, David has kept himself insulated and proven that his allies can trust him.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
But even these most homegrown of American businesses aren’t insulated from policies that aim to shore up US industry and penalize other countries.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Mendoza said the state’s oil and gas industry will somewhat insulate the state from higher gas prices that tariffs could cause.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
By sticking with his crew, David has kept himself insulated and proven that his allies can trust him.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
But even these most homegrown of American businesses aren’t insulated from policies that aim to shore up US industry and penalize other countries.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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The Arctic Ocean, nearly isolated from larger oceans by land bridges, became a vast, shallow, nutrient-rich basin.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This means the elite of El Salvador likely traded in ritualistic traditions and customs across great distances, contradicting previous beliefs that these communities were isolated, according to Antiquity.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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Schools across the South, too, were racially segregated—and their funding reflected this disparity.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Often referred to as de facto segregation, schools in the North were typically segregated, but not by law.—
Aaron Kupchik,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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