counterblockade

noun

Definition of counterblockadenext
as in isolation

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  1. isolation
  2. segregation
  3. insulation
  4. quarantine
  5. seclusion
  6. sequestration
  7. blockade
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  • When the surgeon general issued a 2023 warning on the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation, one fact stood out: People between the ages of 15-24 spend 70% less time in person with friends than those of the same age did in 2003.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 30 Nov. 2024
  • On top of it all, the isolation of remote work, despite the benefits and joys of working from home, weighs heavily on many who are experiencing extreme loneliness and dwindling motivation.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of isolation
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  • Cost segregation is about strategically breaking down a mobile home park’s individual components to depreciate the asset as quickly as possible.
    Brian Spear, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In hours of public comment, members of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee heard from Angelenos who wanted to preserve single-family-home neighborhoods and those who wanted to open the areas up to more development to reduce economic and racial segregation.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of segregation
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  • The shell material effectively blocked wind on multiple testing outings, while its light, synthetic insulation kept our hands warm.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Heli Mende, the Hotel Maria's director of business development, says Finnish regulations required that the new hotel have certain sustainability features, such as adequate insulation and a recycling program.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of insulation
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  • Finally, placing your plant in quarantine for a few weeks, especially if it’s been outside potentially gathering up gnats, can also reduce the risk of bringing an infestation home.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Bao Li and Qing Bao were taken off public display and placed in quarantine on September 13 – a day after Qing Bao turned three years old.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of quarantine
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  • Escape to the Beachfront Gazebo for the ultimate in seclusion and luxury.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • For those seeking true desert-island seclusion, the Royal Davui Island Resort is a minuscule adults-only retreat in the glorious Yasawas island chain that keeps a limit at 32 guests for its bungalows and villas with open-air showers, sleeping pavilions and private plunge pools.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of seclusion
Noun
  • Carbon Sequestration and Renewable Projects: The IRS will finalize guidance on carbon oxide sequestration credits (§45Q) and enhance the domestic content bonus credit (§45(b)(9)) to support U.S.-based manufacturing in clean energy. 2.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Recent incidents have highlighted potential risks: In September, a carbon capture well in Illinois experienced sequestration fluid migration to an unauthorized underground zone, prompting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step in.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of sequestration
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  • Last month, China sent naval ships, coast guard vessels, and a record one-day total of 153 aircraft to stage a simulated blockade of its neighbor after the island's president, Lai Ching-te, rejected Beijing's sovereignty claims in a National Day speech.
    Michael D. Carroll AND Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • And control of the upper chamber has major implications for the new administration — either bolstering the president's agenda, or serving as a blockade for the opposing party.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of blockade
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