as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake
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Recent Examples of isolate
Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Be Receptive To How Others Perceive You Virtually Technology both connects and isolates.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
That must have felt jarring after being isolated on the island for nearly a month.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Although soy and soy protein isolate are accessible in the U.S., what is currently lacking is wet spinning capacity to make the yarn.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Be Receptive To How Others Perceive You Virtually Technology both connects and isolates.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
But after the Penguins regrouped, Rust would earn the primary assist with a cross-crease pass to Bunting, with the duo having isolated and outnumbered Dumoulin.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
That must have felt jarring after being isolated on the island for nearly a month.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolate
Noun
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This is due to the fact that a hermit once lived here.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
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After the hermit’s death, the farmhouse then served various community purposes, from a teacher’s cottage to a meeting hall, but had been neglected until recently, when the Queen Mother helped the community acquire ownership and renovate it.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
22 Nov. 2024
Verb
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At the time, Palmer and Gaiman were separated and living in different homes on Waiheke Island, near Auckland.—
Andrew Limbong,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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Pearce separated from Kate Mestitz, his wife of 18 years, in 2015.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Comments, likes, and shares amplify the harassment, making the victim feel even more isolated.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2025
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If a group of scrappy wrestlers agree to compete in a private match held in an isolated, massive house, a major payday awaits.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.—
Kenny Herzog,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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Brandon reportedly died by suicide locked in solitary in that shower cage.—
Tamara Carter,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2024
Verb
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Highland is a relic of several bygone eras: one in which burial grounds were segregated by race, but also one where cemeteries played a more active role in community and religious life.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Chicago schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who served from 1956 to 1966, worked alongside school officials throughout the city to keep the schools segregated.—
Erik Wallenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The expressions on these youthful figures are intent and heartfelt: obedient, frightened, absorbed, wary, withdrawn, cruel, proud, sly, or shy.—
Michael Bracewell,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the children who are restrained and secluded are in earlier elementary school grades — both nationally and in Idaho, according to limited data from Idaho school districts and national agencies.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The guest rooms have views of either the ocean or the tropical gardens, and the resort sits on 1,000 feet of secluded beachfront.—
Mariette Williams,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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