in isolation
idiom
: apart from others : separately
The researchers work in isolation.
Their culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world.
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These attacks on education aren’t happening in isolation.
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Lissette Fernandez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In each chapter, Mio and Zoe explore one of their own stories in isolation before hopping to the next — or worse — stopping down entirely for exposition dumps with Rader in an amorphous virtual space.
—Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
In the long run and in isolation, in other words, none of our options are cheap.
—Marisa Novara, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
He doesn’t get scored on in isolation if teams do try to target him.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
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Lissette Fernandez, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In each chapter, Mio and Zoe explore one of their own stories in isolation before hopping to the next — or worse — stopping down entirely for exposition dumps with Rader in an amorphous virtual space.
—Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
In the long run and in isolation, in other words, none of our options are cheap.
—Marisa Novara, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
He doesn’t get scored on in isolation if teams do try to target him.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in isolation
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“In isolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20isolation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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