as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious
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Recent Examples of seclude
School staff had restrained or secluded her daughter 29 times for a total of more than 23 hours in just the few months since the school year began.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
While the two women were secluded at their hotel, a friend allegedly called with an invitation to attend a party hosted by the legendary musician.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 May 2025
This experience was, especially to three Americans, authentically quaint and unexpectedly secluded.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 cast four votes each day until a candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
While the two women were secluded at their hotel, a friend allegedly called with an invitation to attend a party hosted by the legendary musician.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 May 2025
This experience was, especially to three Americans, authentically quaint and unexpectedly secluded.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
While secluded from the outside world, cardinals under the age of 80 cast four votes each day until a candidate receives a two-thirds majority.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for seclude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seclude
Verb
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They can be used to enforce least privilege, restrict destructive actions, and isolate misconfigured services—all without requiring code changes.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In response, the city's IT systems were shut down on July 28 to isolate the city's infrastructure from potential damage, according to Mayor Melvin Carter.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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Unfortunately, some of this history seems relevant now as immigrant children are being forcibly separated from their parents.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Twigs and LaBeouf dated between 2018 and 2019 after meeting on the set of his 2019 directorial debut Honey Boy, while LaBeouf was separated from his now-wife Mia Goth.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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My early understanding segregated them into distinct Black American traditions: he, Du Bois, she, Washington; the new and the old; white-collar and blue; the talented tenth and those they were charged to uplift.—
Michael Thomas,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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Indigenous art has been segregated into natural history museums, not art museums.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Seclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seclude. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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