secluded 1 of 2

as in sheltered
screened or sequestered from view we stayed in a secluded resort, far away from the regular tourist crowds

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secluded

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verb

past tense of seclude

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Nature lovers can explore numerous trails or relax in secluded coves. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024 Think of it as the Cosio family compound, with two secluded beaches, a lavish spa, a high-end kids club, and a separate adults-only section with its own eatery and infinity pool. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 The story takes place in an empty, secluded Victorian mansion, where John Russell (Scott) retreats after losing his wife and daughter in a car crash. Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 The 90-minute Scenic Nature Cruise explores secluded inner waterways with frequent sightings of desert bighorn sheep, bald eagles and other wildlife. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for secluded 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secluded
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  • Mati Clementine Diop was born in 1982 and reared in Paris’s Twelfth Arrondissement, a quiet residential area whose Hausmannian architecture and lack of diversity felt stultifying.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Parents will like the volume control on the back of the doll, particularly during quiet play.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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  • Tanya has been arrested after repeatedly failing to respond to a grand-jury subpoena, and the cops found a hidden car in the garage — a car tied to the double murder in Boston.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Its beauty lies in its kind people, mesmerizing wildlife, and remote, hidden landscapes.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • In late September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to establish a new medical school with public and private funding in Kern County, which spans Bakersfield and the southern Central Valley.
    Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Moreover, the net ban is protected by the constitution already, similar to private property rights.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • Feelings of loneliness may also be at least partially tied to weather, which is why many of us might start feeling a little more isolated in the cold slog of deep winter.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to isolated catalysts like the McDonald’s foodborne illness agita and an analyst report pointing to lighter-than-hoped sales for Apple’s iPhone 16, there was a familiar foe behind much of the losses: climbing Treasury yields.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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  • As a lonely nerd in a suburb, there was something about the way that there were pop-cultural objects, at the last possible time when there was analog technology, that really wove into the fabric of your soul.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In other words, being Black and secular can be a lonely existence.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Safari helicopter tours offer a unique and exclusive way to explore remote spaces of an already wild continent.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Black Sheep 2 will follow a young scientist who is convinced that a dangerous new pathogen threatens the population and tracks it back to her hometown – which is located in the shadow of the remote sheep station where the macabre events of the original Black Sheep unfolded.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Secluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secluded. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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