counterblockade

noun

Definition of counterblockadenext
as in isolation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterblockade
  1. isolation
  2. segregation
  3. insulation
  4. quarantine
  5. seclusion
  6. sequestration
  7. blockade
Noun
  • Prioritizing Employee Well-being and Mental Health Over the past few years, factors from the Covid pandemic to increased social isolation due to technology to the increasingly divisive nature of society have underscored the importance of mental health and well-being in the workplace.
    Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Among the psychological and emotional factors Dev and her colleagues considered were isolation, confinement, distance from home, overwork, disruption of circadian rhythms, and sleep deprivation.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of isolation
Noun
  • Due to racial segregation, Black soldiers had only two options for entertainment venues close to Camp Robinson: Washington Avenue in North Little Rock and West Ninth Street in downtown Little Rock.
    Helaine Williams, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The specialized high schools, known as crown jewels of the city’s school system, have failed to admit a diverse group of students and been seen as a symbol of school segregation.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of segregation
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  • Show Now Oyster Tempo Cooler $495 Most coolers require a 2:1 ice-to-can ratio to keep those beverages cold, but the Tempo features a superior core insulation system and thin ice packs to reduce the amount of heat transferred into the cooler and, ultimately, to eliminate the need for ice.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Its double-wall vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12.
    Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of insulation
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  • Smiley's rural roots A half-decade has elapsed since Smiley and his five siblings were sitting in Okeechobee, Florida, during COVID-19's quarantine and being forbidden to play rap music in his already very musical and religious household.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The farm was also placed under quarantine by state health officials.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of quarantine
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  • Through flood, earthquake, and subsidence, the Goose was coddled like a pedigree bird at a cost of US$1 million a year until Hughes died in 1976 after years of decline into Las Vegas penthouse seclusion and bizarre eccentricity.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • As the Maldives becomes busier and more accessible, the Seychelles is increasingly appealing to those in-the-know who seek sun and seclusion.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of seclusion
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  • Its scientists had also carried out advanced research into nuclear energy, hydraulic fracturing, hydrogen storage, fuel-cell development, and carbon capture and sequestration.
    Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 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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  • Taiwanese officials said last week that China had held its biggest maritime drills around the island in years, deploying around 90 ships from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea and simulating attacks on foreign vessels and sea route blockades.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The underlying tensions connected to Israel’s pre–October 7 blockade of Gaza—the very tensions that fueled Hamas’s initial attack—have not been addressed.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of blockade
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