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
Mulching the area of a dogwood's root system helps maintain moisture and insulates the roots from extreme winter and summer temperatures.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Those qualities tend to insulate it against inflation, changing currency values and economic uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
But don’t worry, the rhizomes, or root portions, below ground are usually insulated by soil and can grow back during warm spring weather.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Mulch conserves moisture, improves water retention, suppresses weed growth, insulates and protects rose roots and enriches the soil with organic matter.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Those qualities tend to insulate it against inflation, changing currency values and economic uncertainty.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
But don’t worry, the rhizomes, or root portions, below ground are usually insulated by soil and can grow back during warm spring weather.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Mulch conserves moisture, improves water retention, suppresses weed growth, insulates and protects rose roots and enriches the soil with organic matter.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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There are all kinds of ways they were not isolated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe described the early stages as isolating.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
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This project — which sought $19 million to build a bike and pedestrian path separated from traffic — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Given the high-profile nature of Reiner’s case, he has been segregated from other inmates in a solitary cell, unlike the dorm-like setting that’s typical for most inmates in the general population, the Daily Mail reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And then moved down to Wilmington, Delaware, which was segregated by law and remained that way for much of my life.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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