as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake
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Recent Examples of isolate
Steven Levy, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2021
The institute has amassed the world’s largest catalog of Lassa genomes, sequencing more than 1000 isolates.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024
Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
Chinese researchers quickly isolated and sequenced the causative agent, a novel coronavirus initially named 2019-nCoV.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
For example, when the South African isolate was tested against the antibodies that are induced by the vaccine, the isolate diminished the effectiveness multiple-fold, but didn't eliminate it.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 3 Mar. 2021
The institute has amassed the world’s largest catalog of Lassa genomes, sequencing more than 1000 isolates.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
Recent infections on ships have prompted the Queen Mary's parent company, Cunard, and other cruise lines, including Holland America, to increase cleaning and sanitation of ships, as well as to isolate sick crew members.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
Chinese researchers quickly isolated and sequenced the causative agent, a novel coronavirus initially named 2019-nCoV.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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This is due to the fact that a hermit once lived here.Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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After the hermit’s death, the farmhouse then served various community purposes, from a teacher’s cottage to a meeting hall, but had been neglected until recently, when the Queen Mother helped the community acquire ownership and renovate it.Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the pair will be bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, they will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope or pair of binoculars.Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Bucs receiver responded by hitting Lattimore hard enough to separate him from his helmet.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Total accumulations of 2-5 inches of snow are expected for most areas, but isolated patches could see as much as 8 inches of snow.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The issue at hand was a pattern and not an isolated situation.Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sweat was then confined to 23-hour-a-day solitary at Five Points Correctional Center, though he was subsequently transferred to Attica Correctional after trying to bribe Five Points officials.Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Brandon reportedly died by suicide locked in solitary in that shower cage.Tamara Carter, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
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Officials ignored procedures developed by the Michigan Department of Corrections requiring them to segregate prisoners who either tested positive or had been in close contact with those who had, Gordon alleges.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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The votes will be segregated during the vote counting, said Bucks County governmental spokesman Jim O'Malley.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The secluded pavilions, elevated to create vistas, have their own private gardens of sweet-scented roses, geraniums, and lavender, and colorful bougainvillea; pergolas topped with twisting honeysuckle; and roof terraces.Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
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Queen’s Bath: Natural rock pools carved by centuries of crashing waves create a secluded, spa-like experience.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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