as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
what would you bring for sequestration on a desert island?
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Recent Examples of sequestration
The process, called carbon capture and sequestration, is seen by many as an important way to reduce pollution during a transition to renewable energy.
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The projects are focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives, which experts say are needed to reach climate goals.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This business, carbon capture and sequestration—Stream intends to do the sequestration part—is widely said to be a necessary, if untested, solution to climate change.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The projects are focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives, which experts say are needed to reach climate goals.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The term sequestration describes carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere either naturally or through technological methods.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
This business, carbon capture and sequestration—Stream intends to do the sequestration part—is widely said to be a necessary, if untested, solution to climate change.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestration
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This inclination toward solitude appears to stem from underestimating others’ willingness to engage and unawareness of how much of a lift a mere social exchange can provide.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Intrepid types who truly seek solitude may also want to consider the Highlands—the uninhabited center of the island.—
Ali Wunderman,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Time behind bars often brings exposure to violence, isolation, and the loss of personal control, experiences that can create lingering fear, anxiety, and symptoms much like post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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More advanced methods, including differential privacy and federated learning, allow researchers to collaborate without moving sensitive data outside hospital walls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Massachusetts is unusual in that state victim privacy laws bar police from releasing incident reports of rape to the public.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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This effort revealed a people determined to resist segregation and abuse in public transportation.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The map would use Troost Avenue, a historic symbol of racial segregation in Kansas City, as the dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Solitude, mind you, not loneliness.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To counteract his loneliness, Michell invited his friends to Thornhill.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestration. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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