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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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2
as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
police found and sequestered several illegal weapons
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Recent Examples of sequester
But players aren’t sequestered during the week leading up to a Super Bowl, and tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes went out for dinner together at a French restaurant last Friday.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Danielle is the reason Big Brother juries are now sequestered.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
All of that takes into consideration how much carbon is sequestered on the farm through management of forest and native plants.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Danielle is the reason Big Brother juries are now sequestered.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
In contrast, oysters sequester carbon in the process of constructing their shells; the carbon footprint of a pound of oysters is an outstanding 97% lower than that of shrimp.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
All of that takes into consideration how much carbon is sequestered on the farm through management of forest and native plants.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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The Arctic Ocean, nearly isolated from larger oceans by land bridges, became a vast, shallow, nutrient-rich basin.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This means the elite of El Salvador likely traded in ritualistic traditions and customs across great distances, contradicting previous beliefs that these communities were isolated, according to Antiquity.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Personal property confiscated by the FBI during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago was boxed up and loaded onto Air Force One to make the journey back to Florida.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump celebrated on Friday after the FBI returned boxes of classified documents that were confiscated during a raid of Mar-a-Lago in 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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By removing cost as an initial hurdle, companies can cast a wider net, reaching customers who might otherwise hesitate to make a purchase.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hansi Flick turned towards the bench and energetically removed his black jacket.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Schools across the South, too, were racially segregated—and their funding reflected this disparity.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Often referred to as de facto segregation, schools in the North were typically segregated, but not by law.—
Aaron Kupchik,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Dellinger's decision to walk away from the case cuts off its path to the Supreme Court, which has in a pair of recent decisions reasserted the president's power to remove executive branch officers at will.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump is cutting off the Ukrainians, and taking some pressure off the Russians, just as the Ukrainians—with their increasingly deadly drones and artillery—may be on the cusp of turning the tide of the wider war.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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