as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
she had grown up in such rural insulation that she'd never met anyone of a different race
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Recent Examples of insulation
Put soundproofing insulation on your walls and ceiling.
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Andee Tagle, NPR, 22 May 2025
Bags with an insulation rating of 30 degrees or above are the least expensive and cost between $20-$60.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The bill would end tax credits that helped lower the cost of electric vehicles, energy efficient appliances, rooftop solar and insulation.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
From the early 1920s to the late 1970s, asbestos was extensively used by the Navy in boiler rooms, engine rooms, pipe insulation, bulkheads and sleeping quarters.
—Cristina Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Andee Tagle, NPR, 22 May 2025
Bags with an insulation rating of 30 degrees or above are the least expensive and cost between $20-$60.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
The bill would end tax credits that helped lower the cost of electric vehicles, energy efficient appliances, rooftop solar and insulation.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
From the early 1920s to the late 1970s, asbestos was extensively used by the Navy in boiler rooms, engine rooms, pipe insulation, bulkheads and sleeping quarters.
—Cristina Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulation
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Even mundane experiences came into more vivid focus: I was taken by the tang of fresh raspberries and the crispness of clean bedsheets, along with the sweet freedom of solitude.—
Melissa Febos,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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This dialogue-free sci-fi story is narrated through music and motion, as a young girl astronaut navigates space and solitude.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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And expectations from users—around performance, privacy and trust—are higher than ever.—
Gopinath Kathiresan,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The couple spent nearly 19 years trying to get pregnant, and Rosie—who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy—says their Orthodox Jewish faith kept them hopeful during 15 unsuccessful IVF cycles.—
Alice Park,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Here are the four key takeaways every parent should remember: This generation faces unprecedented risks due to a perfect storm of factors including ongoing brain development, mental health crises, the fentanyl epidemic, and social isolation.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Inmates on the first step could be out of isolation and in a group setting for four hours a day, said Raemisch, the former head of the Colorado prison system.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Specifically, in what’s known as a founder effect, a small subset of the surviving population branched off to form its own colony, increasing the segregation of fall-spawning and spring-spawning sturgeon.—
Benjamin Cassidy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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The white minority in South Africa established and perpetuated a culture of apartheid in South Africa for over 40 years until the early 1990s, resulting in systematic oppression, political domination, segregation and discrimination against the predominantly Black population.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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“Insulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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