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
The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
Still, research indicates that changes in at least one viral isolate taken from a dairy worker in Texas had acquired mutational changes that allowed for airborne transmission between mammals, and was 100% lethal in laboratory ferrets.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Nik Popli, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
He was moved there on his brother’s initiative in an attempt to isolate and marginalize him.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Our goal should be to create a justice system that heals and rehabilitates rather than one that punishes and isolates.
—The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
Still, research indicates that changes in at least one viral isolate taken from a dairy worker in Texas had acquired mutational changes that allowed for airborne transmission between mammals, and was 100% lethal in laboratory ferrets.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Administration officials say the move is a deliberate effort to isolate China’s practices—currency manipulation, IP theft, and forced technology transfers—as uniquely harmful.
—Nik Popli, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
He was moved there on his brother’s initiative in an attempt to isolate and marginalize him.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolate
Noun
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Sure, the $150,000 price tag might make your wallet wince, but for the chance to be a high-tech hermit with all the comforts of home?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sure, the $150,000 price tag might make your wallet wince, but for the chance to be a high-tech hermit with all the comforts of home?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those who have been separated from their belongings during the shooting will have the opportunity to retrieve them at a later date.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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After Wednesday’s win in Chicago, only one road win over the Hawks separates the Heat from making the playoffs for the sixth straight season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Thermal, California, the isolated moment allowed for creativity in the form of clothing to flourish.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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But Mary’s family shared Rodney’s conviction that real justice would have to go well beyond an isolated payment.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, Local Law 42, the law limiting solitary, requires 14 hours per day of out-of-cell time.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 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
Verb
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The lawsuit contends that despite having a refund policy, ECE International’s owners did not segregate travel deposits from non-refundable portions.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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And while the formerly high-flying Bad Boy Records CEO and billionaire entrepreneur was used to the finest things in his former life, according to the New York Times, his life in the communal, dorm-style unit segregated from the rest of the inmates is a study in contrasts from his previous life.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The withdrawn San Francisco drama, about lonely nonbinary nanny and restaurant server Cass (Asia Kate Dillon), is simple in its presentation, but disguises numerous layers to its story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jade and John told Dateline both had noticed their daughter was acting a bit withdrawn in the period leading up to her disappearance.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There were many more wonderful moments in a festival that fuses sounds and artistic expressions from across the globe, coming together in one of the most stunning and secluded places on Earth. 1.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Pre-game the big dinner by enjoying a signature French 125 (a French 75 with Cognac) in the restaurant’s chic and secluded speakeasy lounge.—
Annie Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The walk from Mercedes to Giorgio Baldi’s cloistered front door has become something of a runway for Rhianna over the years.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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In spite of obvious parallels in the OVO stars’ individual and shared bodies of work, the album $$$4U’s mind-set most resembles Taylor Swift’s Reputation, the cloistered R&B pivot released after lashing out at the erstwhile Kardashian-Wests backfired.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Isolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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