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tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulated
Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
The brand’s Australian Clog Slippers are well insulated thanks to the shearling lining, have an easy slip-on design, and are finally back in stock after being sold out in all colors and sizes.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Hannah keeps a mini fridge by her bed, and an insulated travel bag on hand, to minimize how much treatment interferes with her sleep, running errands or socializing.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Long before food trucks, enterprising business types began selling devil crab on-the-go from their motor scooters and bicycles equipped with insulated carriers.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
So while snow drifts that mound up alongside a properly insulated house with siding shouldn't be a problem, snow against a door leading to the deck may leak.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
That last part is especially crucial because some high-profile free-agent defensemen, such as Brady Skjei, have struggled when moving to a less insulated environment.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Standing waist-deep in Lake Michigan, wearing insulated diving outfits, were four firefighters from the Waukegan Fire Department.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The best way to keep coffee hot without reheating is to use a high-quality insulated mug or carafe.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
They can be insulated with mulch or wraps for protection against wind and cold.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
With special teams guru and assistant head coach Mike Westhoff resigning last November because of vision issues, Kotwica was no longer insulated.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
While many Americans tighten their belts amid rising costs and a weakening job market, a fortunate few are still spending freely, insulated by a financial cushion of stock market gains and years of rising home values.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Getting tulips in containers through the winter is more challenging, as the bulbs are not sufficiently insulated and undergo frequent freeze-thaw cycles, which affect plant growth and flowering.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Chipotle’s customer base skews higher income, so it was insulated from the pullback in spending from low-income consumers that fast-food chains were reporting last year.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Gaube’s photographs, explains Moussa, show both his interest in vernacular architecture and the penchant of Lebanese architects, designers, and builders for using thick stone and heavy wooden doors that kept interiors cool in summer and insulated in winter.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Trying to talk to people like this is particularly strange in buildings and neighborhoods where wealthy New Yorkers pay to be insulated from a stray takeout flyer left on their doormat.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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The Italian ski boot design is inspired by high-tech astronaut gear, and is constructed of insulated nylon fabric, with a padded rubber sole that provides traction in every environment.
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The brand previously told PEOPLE that the space comes insulated and the walls are also soundproof for additional privacy.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulated
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The pair become isolated in a rundown Oklahoma motel room as discussions of conspiracy theories take place.—
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.—
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Per the Hindu, Das' head had been separated from his body in the attack.—
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This design consists of an aluminum (Al) foil anode current collector, an S8 cathode, sodium dicyanamide (NaDCA) in a non-flammable chloroaluminate electrolyte, separated with a glass fiber.—
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But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.—
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The filmmaker instead evokes his earlier work—namely Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer—combining the mannered, hermetic bleakness of those tales with the befuddled existentialism of a Samuel Beckett play.—
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The movie explores a mainstay of traditional Japanese culture, the cloistered world of kabuki theater.—
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Contrast the cloistered existence of most governors with that of an average US senator.—
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
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Some of the most popular options are larger beaches like Cala Granadella, Cala Portixol, and Cala Blanca, but Cala Sardinera and Cala del Francés are popular with locals for their secluded feel.—
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Alila Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico Nature surrounds Alila Mayakoba, a secluded hotel situated on 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals in Riviera Maya.—
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Shelley Smith of Fox is a retired teacher.—
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Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said the officer's previous experience of being rammed and dragged could be considered in the investigation when weighing whether his actions were objectively reasonable.—
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But the theater’s history as a former segregated space is also significant.—
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Relatives on his mother's side hail from Hope, Arkansas, but years ago moved to a segregated Black neighborhood in Los Angeles called Oakwood (a place that is now Venice Beach).—
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“Insulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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