1
as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious
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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
In the early 1950s, Blount sequestered himself in Chicago with a huge library of books on magic, the occult and Egyptology.
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Soil Carbon Sequestration through Regenerative Agriculture A 2022 study by the Rodale Institute shows regenerative farming practices such as cover cropping, no-till, and rotational grazing can sequester up to 3 tons of CO2 per hectare annually.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Ortega has yet to publicly comment on the scandal, since islanders aren't allowed access to their phones – she remains sequestered despite her exit – but her family shared a statement on her Instagram account.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, according to USA Today.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Ekow Eshun
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Soil Carbon Sequestration through Regenerative Agriculture A 2022 study by the Rodale Institute shows regenerative farming practices such as cover cropping, no-till, and rotational grazing can sequester up to 3 tons of CO2 per hectare annually.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Ortega has yet to publicly comment on the scandal, since islanders aren't allowed access to their phones – she remains sequestered despite her exit – but her family shared a statement on her Instagram account.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
The cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, according to USA Today.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequester
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The church's chef, Odeh, gave a small speech, telling students this community is an act of defiance in itself for all those who want to separate and isolate the others.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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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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From 2022 through 2024, law enforcement officials in California confiscated 139,017 guns used in crimes with identifiable serial numbers, according to the DOJ’s crime guns report.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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No charges have been pressed against Stone, but her family said her phone was confiscated.—
Joey Safchik,
NBC news,
10 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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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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Promptly remove former employees or admins Regularly audit account access and revoke permissions for anyone who no longer needs it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The work includes removing asphalt surface and placing new waterproofing, a new asphalt surface and associated items.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 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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Charron, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder in April in connection with the death of Sardinha, 25, who was stabbed twice in the chest and nearly had her nose cut off on Sept. 2, 2020, in her apartment in Huntington Beach, KTLA reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Hunger in Gaza escalated after Israel cut off supplies in March.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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“Sequester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequester. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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