as in isolating
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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According to a statement, the group created a unique high-voltage connector that was installed inside the gun, eliminating the necessity for insulating gases like sulfur hexafluoride, a strong greenhouse gas.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
These leggings will be a great addition to your wardrobe, as they are designed with an insulating fleece lining, convenient side pockets, and a high, comfy waistband.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Eelgrass was later used for packing cargo (even on the Titanic), insulating New England homes, mitigating sound in Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center, and in upholstery and mattresses (its mineral properties kept out animals).
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
If that happens, or if there’s a lack of insulating snow cover, winter desiccation can occur.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Shredded leaves can also be useful in insulating grafted roses for the winter when hemmed in with a cylinder of chicken wire.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
In the United States, that calls for a substantial increase in funding for both domestic and global public health (and insulating that funding from shortsighted cuts in the future).
—Rajeev Cherukupalli, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
These leggings will be a great addition to your wardrobe, as they are designed with an insulating fleece lining, convenient side pockets, and a high, comfy waistband.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Eelgrass was later used for packing cargo (even on the Titanic), insulating New England homes, mitigating sound in Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center, and in upholstery and mattresses (its mineral properties kept out animals).
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
If that happens, or if there’s a lack of insulating snow cover, winter desiccation can occur.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Shredded leaves can also be useful in insulating grafted roses for the winter when hemmed in with a cylinder of chicken wire.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
In the United States, that calls for a substantial increase in funding for both domestic and global public health (and insulating that funding from shortsighted cuts in the future).
—Rajeev Cherukupalli, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2020
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“Insulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulating. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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