as in to confine
to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading
The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
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as in isolation
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Recent Examples of quarantine
Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The remaining three were quarantined and treated and have been returned home.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: After weeks of quarantine, three-year-olds Bao Li and Qing Bao will preview for a limited number of zoo members starting Friday.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The flock of two dozen non-commercial birds in Franklin County was quarantined after the owner reported several bird deaths on December 19.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
The remaining three were quarantined and treated and have been returned home.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
The 2024 number was only slightly slower than China’s growth rate of 5.2 percent in 2023, when the country was rebounding after nearly three years of municipal lockdowns, mass quarantines and other stringent pandemic measures.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: After weeks of quarantine, three-year-olds Bao Li and Qing Bao will preview for a limited number of zoo members starting Friday.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarantine
Verb
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And the Shoah wasn’t confined to one out-of-the-way place named Oświęcim, such that bystanders didn’t know what was happening.—
Martin Kimel,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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No longer confined by the strictures of consistency and predictability, the riders will have the chance to try the wildest tricks their minds can conceive.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If there’s insufficient isolation, attackers can jump from one tenant to another.—
Anshu Bansal,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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America’s competitors and adversaries are under real and growing pressure, even as their greater isolation draws them closer together.—
Jake Sullivan,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The move is an apparent effort to repeal President Biden’s executive order to remove potential workforce barriers for the outlined demographic in 2021.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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The site, however, was removed during Trump's first term which started in 2017.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The company has identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically inadequate segregation of duties.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
7 Jan. 2025
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They were born and raised in the South during segregation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This stylish oasis is separated from the main spa and boasts an intimate relaxation lounge with Fendi furniture and a mother-of-pearl shower for two.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The plan to separate Lionsgate into two entities — Lionsgate Studios and Starz Entertainment — now awaits regulatory approval and then a shareholder vote.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The destructive Palisades fire first began in the L.A. neighborhood of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, and has since burned more than 23,700 acres with 14% containment, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters boosted containment of the Palisades and Eaton fires during a break in the winds.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Idaho schools have mix of restraint, seclusion policies Because there are no statewide requirements, the policies and training requirements on restraint and seclusion across schools in Idaho vary.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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The dozen ocean-facing rooms were completely rebuilt—tucked into the casuarina forest for maximum seclusion—and augmented with private beach lounges that roll onto the sand outside your room.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Quarantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarantine. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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