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
In past outbreaks of the Andes virus, taking steps such as isolating people who are sick — and asking those who aren’t sick but have been exposed to stay away from others — have brought outbreaks to an end.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Plenty of teams have found joy by isolating Chelsea’s defenders with a long ball over the top and City are not above doing so.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Eric Richins' other sister, Katie Richins-Benson, accused Kouri Richins of isolating and manipulating the couple's sons while attempting to take their inheritance.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The challenge then comes in isolating specific data.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
That could mean isolating in separate parts of a house and wearing an N95 mask.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The woman is now isolating in Paris, and 22 contacts have been traced to her, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist shared, according to the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Ocean surfaces are highly chaotic, and isolating a vessel in all that mess requires enormous amounts of data processing.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
The Sacramento County resident is isolating at home after a brief but close exposure to a symptomatic person who disembarked from the ship and boarded an airplane.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Plenty of teams have found joy by isolating Chelsea’s defenders with a long ball over the top and City are not above doing so.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Eric Richins' other sister, Katie Richins-Benson, accused Kouri Richins of isolating and manipulating the couple's sons while attempting to take their inheritance.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The challenge then comes in isolating specific data.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
That could mean isolating in separate parts of a house and wearing an N95 mask.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The woman is now isolating in Paris, and 22 contacts have been traced to her, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist shared, according to the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Ocean surfaces are highly chaotic, and isolating a vessel in all that mess requires enormous amounts of data processing.
—David Szondy
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
The Sacramento County resident is isolating at home after a brief but close exposure to a symptomatic person who disembarked from the ship and boarded an airplane.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
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The event has been criticized as promoting Christian nationalism and obscuring the lines separating church and state.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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The nation’s tradition of separating church and state, however, was not on display.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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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.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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There was no legal basis for segregating students of Mexican descent from other students.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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