as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
tried to insulate their children from the often disturbing news in the mass media
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Recent Examples of insulate
California also has a law on the books that further insulates people against defamation claims, making proof of actual malice even more important.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But they were largely insulated from the consequences of their views.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
By distributing the keys to a bitcoin vault across multiple jurisdictions, institutions can insulate themselves from these risks and ensure that no single entity has the power to unilaterally block access to their bitcoin holdings.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Many water bottles—typically those made from stainless steel—are insulating, which helps to keep your drink temperature controlled.
—Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But they were largely insulated from the consequences of their views.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
By distributing the keys to a bitcoin vault across multiple jurisdictions, institutions can insulate themselves from these risks and ensure that no single entity has the power to unilaterally block access to their bitcoin holdings.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Many water bottles—typically those made from stainless steel—are insulating, which helps to keep your drink temperature controlled.
—Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for insulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulate
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just one vote separated Ichiro Suzuki from being a unanimous Hall of Famer.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Production eventually separated the two women and booked a room in a nearby hotel for Hassan to stay in for the night.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Highland is a relic of several bygone eras: one in which burial grounds were segregated by race, but also one where cemeteries played a more active role in community and religious life.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Chicago schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who served from 1956 to 1966, worked alongside school officials throughout the city to keep the schools segregated.—
Erik Wallenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Insulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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