as in separating
to set or keep apart from others
rescuers finally reached outlying villages that had been isolated by the massive earthquake
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Recent Examples of isolating
While Paris is often framed as endlessly romantic, Wells says the day-to-day realities can be isolating.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Rather than isolating treatment from real life, Peak Path Health incorporates family engagement to help loved ones understand addiction beyond surface behaviors.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Encourage open conversations with family members or caregivers if chatbot use becomes frequent or isolating.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Researchers in China have demonstrated a new way to turn adult human adipose tissue into functional organoids, without isolating stem cells or genetically reprogramming them.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
As with any mission that ventures beyond near-Earth orbit, portions of the journey will be agonizingly isolating.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Veterinary experts recommend culling infected animals or isolating them.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
This dynamic can feel incredibly isolating and shameful.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s always someone around the corner who’s eager to please you, but being so recognizable can become incredibly isolating as well.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for isolating
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
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His surprising case for segregation is that prisons are self-segregating, and white people still have power in the yard.—
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The proposal would assign a DOJ team from another district to examine device backups and cloud data obtained from an attorney, segregating any privileged content.—
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“Isolating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isolating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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