as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
the patients will be secluded until they are no longer contagious
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Recent Examples of seclude
Rivera-Killingsworth’s complaint to the federal Office for Civil Rights claims Caleb was secluded for hours at a time, sometimes as long as three hours in spring 2023.
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
The spot also has a gorgeous outdoor terrace, which is equally as chic and secluded as the bar.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Wyden said these were clear violations of federal Medicaid rules prohibiting residential treatment facilities from restraining children to discipline them, and from simultaneously restraining and secluding children.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
But critics say the schools are failing many of those students, evidenced by incidents where youths are restrained and secluded in the throes of a crisis, or in Caleb’s case, where law enforcement are called in to take over for school staff.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
The spot also has a gorgeous outdoor terrace, which is equally as chic and secluded as the bar.
—Rachel Dube, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Wyden said these were clear violations of federal Medicaid rules prohibiting residential treatment facilities from restraining children to discipline them, and from simultaneously restraining and secluding children.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
But critics say the schools are failing many of those students, evidenced by incidents where youths are restrained and secluded in the throes of a crisis, or in Caleb’s case, where law enforcement are called in to take over for school staff.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
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His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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This was meant to isolate the effect of processing.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 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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But what does separate him from those in Blaugrana however, is his willingness to defend.Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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“Seclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seclude. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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