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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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.
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
Rooms are secluded enough for privacy but just a short walk away from the beach, restaurants, shops, and activities.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
At Copper Falls State Park, the South Campground promises secluded, shady campsites to rest your head after a day of exploring.
—Kevin Revolinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2023
Biden, who has a half-century of debating under his belt and spent a week secluded at Camp David practicing for the debate, did not put on a matching spectacle.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
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Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024
Rooms are secluded enough for privacy but just a short walk away from the beach, restaurants, shops, and activities.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
At Copper Falls State Park, the South Campground promises secluded, shady campsites to rest your head after a day of exploring.
—Kevin Revolinski, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2023
Biden, who has a half-century of debating under his belt and spent a week secluded at Camp David practicing for the debate, did not put on a matching spectacle.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
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China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Politically, China continues to attempt to isolate Taiwan.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Still, the line separating sports and politics is growing thinner and thinner.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Minor candidates picked up 3% to 4% of the vote in Economist/YouGov and Times/Siena polls over the last week, a greater vote share than the one percentage point separating Trump and Harris.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The six Pennsylvania Republicans asked that overseas votes be segregated, claiming the state was opening the door to fraud by not taking required steps to verify the ballots.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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Schools are increasingly targeted in mass shootings and effectively segregated by race.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Seclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seclude. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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