as in separating
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 isolating
Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
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Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The core value is in isolating truly new ideas and then testing them rapidly to get accurate customer feedback.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Eventually, Scott put them in school to refocus on her writing and to avoid isolating them from peers because of their family’s wealth, a close friend told Vogue.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said isolating Crimea is a key military objective as Kyiv seeks to weaken Russia’s hold on the peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Phones can run out of power at any time, and the lack of connection can feel dangerous and isolating.
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Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Being an American soccer fan can sometimes be an isolating experience.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Any condition can be isolating from those who don’t share it, and Claire gets some relief when she’s approached by a student, Kyle (Ollie West), who also hears it.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The core value is in isolating truly new ideas and then testing them rapidly to get accurate customer feedback.
—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Eventually, Scott put them in school to refocus on her writing and to avoid isolating them from peers because of their family’s wealth, a close friend told Vogue.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said isolating Crimea is a key military objective as Kyiv seeks to weaken Russia’s hold on the peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Phones can run out of power at any time, and the lack of connection can feel dangerous and isolating.
—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Being an American soccer fan can sometimes be an isolating experience.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Any condition can be isolating from those who don’t share it, and Claire gets some relief when she’s approached by a student, Kyle (Ollie West), who also hears it.
—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
Verb
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Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
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This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
Verb
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Federal prosecutors discovered that the campaign filings showed a pattern of segregating the kickbacks from the district attorney’s staff in a later campaign disclosure hoping nobody would follow up.
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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